Tag Archives: cognitive-science

Outstanding (and Practical) Learning Styles Research Paper

Posted on September 27, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

This piece [PDF] from the Learning Research Centre is one of the finest educational research articles I have read in a long time. To begin with, their literature review of the research to-date is superb. They break down each major … Continue reading →

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Your Writing Style Should Influence Your Blog Layout

Posted on September 23, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

You’ll get even more mileage from Amy Gahran’s must-read series on the seven styles of blog posts if you consider it in conjunction with the site usability findings of the Eyetrack III project. For example, the study found that pages … Continue reading →

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Multimedia vs. Text Comprehension: Empirical Data

Posted on September 22, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

The Eyetrack III project has has conducted a

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Informational Cascades, Network Theory, and Behavioral Economics

Posted on August 29, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

Stephen Downes’ mention of my article on informational cascades (thanks for the plug, Stephen) led me to his post in the trdev discussion group. He writes: In network theory, ‘groupthink’ is an instance of what is known as a cascade … Continue reading →

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