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Cognitive Bias in Learning: An Overview

Dashe & Thomson

What Are Cognitive Biases? Our brains receive non-stop input from all five senses every moment we are awake. In the face of this enormous amount of daily input, our brains develop subconscious coping mechanisms that we can use to quickly make daily decisions. Cognitive biases result when these coping mechanisms fail.

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Best Practices to Ensure Successful Custom e-Learning Development

Infopro Learning

When collecting details of the target audience, focus on the following elements – Age of trainees/learners: Generally, millennial employees or trainees prefer gaming and simulations in learning, whereas Gen Y and Gen X individuals prefer learning through text-based course content. Accommodate learners with self-paced e-learning.

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3 Ages of the Brain Under the Microscope of Neuroscience

KnowledgeOne

Over the last few decades, neuroscience has begun to confirm or refute certain hypotheses we had about how the brain works, in addition to leading us down new paths of knowledge. However, thanks to brain imaging, we know a little more about some of its particularities at different stages of life and their links with learning.

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Strain the Brain for Better Results

Dashe & Thomson

After all, it’s best if the learner can focus on the learning event rather than on trying to interpret and decipher the meaning… Continue Reading The post Strain the Brain for Better Results appeared first on Social Learning Blog. Learning Style Theory Cognitive Strain CRT elearning instructional design Learning Theory'

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Video Training Is Critical for Employee Success

KnowledgeCity

Our Brains Are Vision Oriented. Most of the human brain is devoted to processing visual information. That might be part of the reason why the brain processes visual information at a much faster pace than text— 60,000 times faster to be exact. Video Training Transcends Learning Styles.

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The Powerful Secret Behind Your Learning Style

Learnnovators

What’s your learning style? It’s a hard choice, especially since according to one comprehensive study there are over 71 learning styles from a range of different models. It’s a hard choice, especially since according to one comprehensive study there are over 71 learning styles from a range of different models.

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Understanding Learning Styles Research

Experiencing eLearning

Too many people have been talking about learning styles research lately for me to try to cite them all here. Many have commented on the Learning Styles Don’t Exist video, for example. Should we be using learning styles? Using any learning style model makes people too eager to label each other.