“I’m a visual learner, so I need to see it to understand.” How many times have you heard something like this? The sad thing is that many people cling to their learning styles talisman and impose their ...

You have probably heard of them - you fill in a questionnaire to be told that you a 'visual learner' or an 'auditory learner,' a 'reflector' or a 'pragmatist,' a 'diverger' or a 'converger'? But ...

A prevalent argument in the education research community is that learning styles hugely influence how well students will do in school. The learning styles theory argues that individuals learn best in ...

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In his 2024 blog on engaging learning titled Attack of the Zombie Learning Theories!, Richard Culatta debunks several myths ...

Sharon Tettegah received funding from the National Science Foundation for this work. Award Abstract # 1826632 Coordinating Curricula and User Preferences to Increase the Participation of Women and ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Salman Rushdie recently caused controversy by bemoaning the lack of "rote learning" in schools. He spoke about the ...

A couple of years ago, the science writer Ulrich Boser wondered: Do educators still believe in learning styles? The idea that some students are auditory learners, while others flourish by having ...