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The Learning Styles Myth

Association eLearning

Some time ago, a colleague of mine wrote a blog called Learning Myths: Debunked , in which he stated that learning styles is a myth. Having obtained a degree in Elementary Education, I was shocked and still skeptical that learning styles was indeed a myth.

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Learning Styles and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

This post is going to be somewhat different than in the past, specifically a result of the argument of the effectiveness of learning styles and if they even exist. Nope, in all the counter-arguments it was focusing on one item, learning styles, which initially was going to make up only a small part of the post.

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#DevLearn 2018: The death of the Learning styles, microlearning, and Millennials

Challenge to Learn

Back home after DevLearn 2018 and the one thing that stands out is the annihilation of three big learning buzzwords: Learning Styles, Microlearning and Millennials. Learning styles. The e-learning guild published a couple of new reports, I attended a session on them. MicroLearning. Keep thinking!

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Bad research

Clark Quinn

What is the issue is that in my search, I came across an article that really violated a number of principles. The title of the article (paraphrasing) was “Research validates that video is superior to text” Sure, that could be the case! Still, this article claimed to have a definitive statement about at least one study.

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Learning Styles for Career Development | ecadema it’s time

Professional Online Learning | ecadema

ecadema, is a leading interactive online professional learning platform that brings only certified professionals to channel their knowledge and expertise through live sessions to individuals and corporations. What is the relation between learning styles and finding a job? What is a Learning Style?

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Learning Styles: What Do We Know?

The Performance Improvement Blog

I thought of this proverb when reading Benedict Carey’s New York Times article, Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits. He reports on a survey of learning-styles research that appeared in the journal, Psychological Science in the Public Interest. Is the learning-styles emperor naked?

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Learning Styles

Challacon

This project required teaching youth about their learning styles. My (then) boss talked about the five learning styles, specifically visual, aural, verbal, mathematical, and tactile. We all took a short quiz and rated our learning styles. The study, authored by Polly R.