FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com OCTOBER 30, 2014 • KIDS & EDUCATION • THE COURIER SUN 45 kids & education What’s the top learning style in America? Hands-on wins hands down, survey says Children learn by doing, and every child has a unique learning style all his or her own, child development experts tell us. The same can be said of adults if a recent survey is any indication. A majority of Americans say handson training is the hands-down winner when they want to learn something new in an educational environment, according a Harris Interactive poll conducted on behalf of Everest College. Surprising in the Internet age when most Americans spend hours a day online, 52 percent of the 1,011 adults polled said active participation through hands-on training was the best learning method, while just 19 percent counted using the Internet as a preferred learning tool. Watching a demonstration by an instructor came in a distant second at 28 percent, and just 15 percent valued watching videos. Other variables play a role in determining an adult’s preferred learning style, the survey indicates. While both sexes preferred hands-on training overall, men were signifi cantly more likely than women to say hands-on training worked best for them. Women were signifi cantly more likely to say visual demonstrations worked best for them. Courtesy BPT “BUT WHAT IF I’M WRONG?” ISN’T A REASON TO STAY SILENT Bill de Blasio Mayor Gladys Carrión Commissioner IF YOU SUSPECT ABUSE OR NEGLECT, please don’t wait for someone else to speak up. A vulnerable child needs you. Call 311 to make a report or 911 for an emergency.
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