• Affirmative citation bias in scientific myth debunking: A three-in-one case study 

      Letrud, Kåre; Hernes, Sigbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Several uncorroborated, false, or misinterpreted conceptions have for years been widely distributed in academic publications, thus becoming scientific myths. How can such misconceptions persist and proliferate within the ...
    • Excavating the origins of the learning pyramid myths 

      Letrud, Kåre; Hernes, Sigbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The family of cognitive models sometimes referred to as the “Learning Pyramid” enjoys a considerable level of authority within several areas of educational studies, despite that nobody knows how they originated or whether ...
    • The Gordian Knot of Demarcation: Tying Up Some Loose Ends 

      Letrud, Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      In this article, I seek to improve upon a definition of pseudoscience put forward by Sven Ove Hansson. I argue that not only does its use of ‘pseudoscientific statement’ as definiendum inadequately address the theoretical ...
    • Læringspyramiden - en undersøkelse av opphav, utbredelse og gyldighet. 

      Hernes, Sigbjørn; Letrud, Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)
      The Learning Pyramid has appeared in Norwegian educational texts for more than 30 years, but the model's origin and empirical basis are dubious. Moreover, there is no agreement on how the model should look, which learning ...