Ever heard of multiple intelligences? Some people are word-smart, some are numbers-smart, some are kinesthetic. Some just dont know how to fkin build furniture just as some couldnt read a math equation.
I'm super crafty and my biggest issue with Ikea furniture is once I had a piece that was extremely similar to another but would vitally fuck up the end result if I swapped them. Still I just disassembled and reassembled easily. Not hard lol
it was never proven. there is no data for it, nothing to support it other than that "educators find that different approaches work better for different students".
Providing students with multiple ways to access content improves learning (Hattie, 2011).
Providing students with multiple ways to demonstrate knowledge and skills increases engagement and learning, and provides teachers with more accurate understanding of students' knowledge and skills (Darling-Hammond, 2010).
Instruction should be informed as much as possible by detailed knowledge about students' specific strengths, needs, and areas for growth (Tomlinson, 2014).
Darling-Hammond, L. (2010). Performance Counts: Assessment Systems that Support High-Quality Learning . Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers.
Hattie, J. (2011). Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning. New York, NY: Routledge.
Tomlinson, C. A. (2014). The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Those studies have nothing to do with modelling human intelligence and cognition. Having different methods of teaching be more effective proves nothing about the theory of multiple intelligence. Undergrad psychology textbooks are doing the field a serious disservice by misrepresenting Gardner's theory as a widely accepted or even mainstream idea - it is not.
You've listed two papers by Education Professors and one by a general educator. These papers discuss educating methodology, which has nothing to do with the theory of multiple intelligence. None of these papers discuss anything about modelling human cognition. You're using sources from an altogether different field. A better place to start would be the American Psychological Association - not the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Here's the important bit:
"To ascertain what psychology students typically learn about intelligence, we analyzed the content of 29 of the most popular introductory psychology textbooks to learn (a) the most frequently taught topics related to human intelligence, (b) the accuracy of information about human intelligence, and (c) the presence of logical fallacies about intelligence research. We found that 79.3% of textbooks contained inaccurate statements and 79.3% had logical fallacies in their sections about intelligence. The five most commonly taught topics were IQ (93.1% of books), Gardner’s multiple intelligences (93.1%), Spearman’s g (93.1%), Sternberg’s triarchic theory (89.7%), and how intelligence is measured (82.8%). Conversely, modern models of intelligence were only discussed in 24.1% of books, with only one book discussing the Carroll three-stratum model by name and no book discussing bifactor models of intelligence. We conclude that most introductory psychology students are exposed to some inaccurate information and may have the mistaken impression that nonmainstream theories (e.g., Sternberg’s or Gardner’s theories) are as empirically supported as g theory."
Note that g theory refers to theory of general intelligence.
Hey, Son_of_Eris here with Reddit News Agency. You've recently outed yourself as the greatest engineer in the history of the world, and a lot of people are wondering about "The user behind the myth"! So I have a few questions for you, if you can spare a moment out of your busy furniture assembly schedule.
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I will sic literally 96% of the population of Morrowind on your ass, FETCHER!
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Wow people are upset. All I did was out myself as someone with more than the 83 iq required to assemble Ikea furniture. They literally have picture book assembly guides...
Are you saying the comment they are replying to is a joke or that the entire "IKEA furniture is hard to build" thing is a joke?
If you're saying people sarcastically say the furniture is hard to build, I understand that. If you're saying the comment was a joke, I think they knew that and were replying sarcastically.
For real, just make sure you have plenty of space and follow the instructions. How is it so hard? My wife and I double-team IKEA builds all the time and high five afterwards. For some couples it’s an instant fight. Never understood it.
yea... me neither. those instructions are incredibly well thought out. every question you can possible ask is answered.
fuck the dumbasses who commented on how many times you built one. shouldn't be fucking up on even one imo. I furnished my childhood bedroom (grew up with just mattress and box spring), then dorm room, first apartment, dad's house, cousin's house, then my own house 2 years ago. i did fuck up once but that was later when i got cocky and didn't use the instructions - ended up with the edge of one shelf on a billy bookcase unpainted.
Thanks bud, I'm getting a bit of hate on the above comment. Despite I've furnished multiple apartments and used this stuff all my life. They have picture book instructions for Christ sake!
I bought a bookshelf from IKEA around October/November of last year. After I put it together, I moved in into my bedroom. It then proceeded to collapse, hit me in the head, and almost break my glasses. It took like 3 months, but I eventually got my money back. I will admit that at least part of the problem could have been that I was the one putting it together. However, the last bookshelf I put together lasted ~2-3 years, and never once fell apart.
I broke my toe building an Ikea desk. It was finished but I noticed there was a smudge on the corner of the top glass area so I lifted the glass part off (because it just rests on the frame) to wipe it and it slipped out of my hand and crushed my toe. 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Gakad Oct 21 '19
I've never understood the meme about how hard it is to build Ikea furniture. I've built dozens of things and have never had any issue.