[poll results] Can Formulating Expertise be Taught, or Does it Take Hands-on Practice and Experience?

Aug 21st, 2023
A case study from 2015 highlighted that computer simulation and a hands-on activity in learning electric circuits found that there was no significant difference in how effective the learning strategies were.
A case study from 2015 highlighted that computer simulation and a hands-on activity in learning electric circuits found that there was no significant difference in how effective the learning strategies were.

People learn in many different ways. There are those who thrive by reading material, others who need it read to them and more who excel when given hands-on experience. Learning is a multi-faceted concept that can be approached in numerous ways, and in the cosmetics world that certainly is no different.

A case study from 2015 found that computer simulation and a hands-on activity in learning electric circuits had no significant difference in how effective the learning strategies were. Yet there are also studies that claim hands-on methods are more effective when learning science.

In terms of cosmetic science, there seems to be little data on whether or not hands-on learning is the preffered method, which made us wonder:

Can Formulating Expertise be Taught, or Does it Take Hands-on Practice and Experience?

13% of you said Taught, while 87% of you said hands On.

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