ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors show how their intuitions aren't always accurate when it comes to their learning, or the learning of their students. The second big problem arising from reliance on intuition is confirmation bias. Going against the authors' intuitions to embrace findings research can be hard, but could help people improve their teaching and learning practices. There are two major problems that arise from a reliance on intuition. The first is that the authors' intuitions can lead people to pick the wrong learning strategies. Second, once the authors land on a learning strategy, they tend to seek out "evidence" that favors the strategy they have picked, while ignoring evidence that refutes our intuitions. The first problem with intuition is evidenced by the frequent survey finding that college students tend to read their textbook and notes repeatedly as a learning strategy. The second big problem arising from reliance on intuition is confirmation bias.
