Education Articles

Snow Angels (2/11/2006)

Thinking Stories to Wake up Your Mind

Teaching Style vs. Learning Style (8/05/2006)

Research has shown the uniqueness of different teaching and learning
styles and identified the characteristics associated with each style.
Although there are benefits to the matching of teaching style and learning style, it appears that this alone does not guarantee greater learner achievement.
by Bettina Lankard Brown

An educational tour around the world (9/01/2006)

From Norway, the land of the midnight sun, to tropical Cuba - an educational tour around the world.
by Barbara Prashnig.

Learning Styles vs. Multiple Intelligence (9/01/2006)

Two Concepts for Enhancing Learning and Teaching

Barbara Prashnig points out the differences between these two revolutionary approaches to teaching and clarifies the confusion which often exists when classroom teachers attempt to introduce new strategies.

E-Learning and Personal Preferences (11/10/2005)

The aim of this article is to explore further the idea that E-learning should cater to the learning needs of the individual – as expressed by Claudine McClean in her feature article “E-Learning Styles” (18 October 2004).

GLD – A Little-Known Phenomenon (11/10/2005)

GLD – A Little-Known Phenomenon: Gifted Learning Disabled Students who do not fit the System

Let us learn (11/10/2005)

By Dr. Yvonne Eve Walus
If we consider the human brain, we will realise that its main function is to learn. And because of the brain’s enormous potential, information intake should be fun, easy, long-lasting and stress-free. Right? Right.
So why isn’t it?

Debating Learning Styles (17/01/2005)

Barbara Prashnig responds to recent research about
learning styles, assessment instruments and the
interpretation of these findings

10 False Beliefs About Learning (8/12/2002)

by Barbara M. Prashnig
Discipline problems in class, negative attitudes towards school in general, and so called learning disabilities can be eradicated, as research shows, if teaching methods are used that make young people more responsive. These student centred methods are particularly useful for students who cannot learn and retain information in ways traditional education provides.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (8/12/2002)

by Barbara Prashnig
Barbara Prashnig, Director of Creative Learning Centre in Auckland investigates whether such "disorders" like inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity are symptoms of a ”new sickness” including learning disabilities or if these problems are the result of mismatched Learning Styles from an early age on, continued and reinforced through years of unsuitable educational instructions in our school systems.

Don’t Teach Me – Let Me Learn! (8/12/2002)

by Barbara Prashnig
The Learning Styles of Dropouts and At-Risk Students. Barbara Prashnig, M.A., Director of the Creative Learning Centre in Auckland explains why some students fail and some succeed - with the same teacher, from the same family!

Learning Styles - Here to Stay (8/12/2002)

by Barbara Prashnig
All students could learn... if we only knew how to teach them....
Barbara Prashnig, M.A., Emeritus Professor and Director of the Creative Learning Centre in Auckland, explains how through a 10-Step Action Plan the introduction of Learning Styles in our schools could help eliminate so called learning disabilities, underachievement, drop out problems and students at risk.

My Teacher Doesn't Know My Learning Style (8/12/2002)

by Barbara Prashnig
Barbara Prashnig, Emeritus Professor and book author explains why Learning Styles is much more than Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic Learning Methods as so often wrongly described.