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“The existence of ‘Learning Styles’ is a common ‘neuromyth’, and their use in all forms of education has been thoroughly and repeatedly discredited in the research literature. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that their use remains widespread.” [Newton, P. M. 2015]

 

References & Suggested Reading

Furey, W. (2020) The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”. Education Next, Teachers and Teaching, Vol. 20, No. 3. (https://www.educationnext.org/stubborn-myth-learning-styles-state-teacher-license-prep-materials-debunked-theory/ last accessed 10 September 2021)

Kozhevnikov, M. (2007). Cognitive styles in the context of modern psychology: Toward an integrated framework of cognitive style. Psychological Bulletin, 133(3), 464–481. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.133.3.464 (https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mkozhevnlab/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/cognitive_styles2007.pdf last accessed 10 September 2021)

Nancekivell, S. E., Shah, P., & Gelman, S. A. (2020) Maybe They're Born With It, or Maybe It's Experience: Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Learning Style Myth. Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 112, No. 2, 221-235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000366 (https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/edu-edu0000366.pdf last accessed 10 September 2021)

Newton, P. M. (2015) The Learning Styles Myth is Thriving in Higher Education. Frontiers in Psychology, 15 December 2015. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01908 (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01908 last accessed 29 October 2021)

Pashler, H., McDaniel, M., Rohrer, D., & Bjork, R. (2008). Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 9, 105–119. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1539-6053.2009.01038.x (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x last accessed 10 September 2021)

Singal, J. (2015) One Reason the ‘Learning Styles’ Myth Persists. The Cut: Education. December 28, 2015. (https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/one-reason-the-learning-styles-myth-persists.html last accessed 29 October 2021)

Willingham, D. T. (2018) Unlocking the Science of How Kids Think. Education Next, Teachers and Taching. Vol 18, No, 3. (https://www.educationnext.org/unlocking-science-how-kids-think-new-proposal-for-reforming-teacher-education/ last accessed 10 September 2021)



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