No Scientific Evidence for Learning Styles
|
Are you a visual learner or more of a verbal learner? For more than 30 years, learning styles have been recognized as paths to better present information depending on the individual. During this time 71 styles of learning have been identified by various studies, including visual, auditory and tactile/kinaesthetic. Now, researchers say the difference may be just a myth. A report published this month in Psychological Science in the Public Interest reviewed existing studies on learning styles and found that current research has not involved the type of randomized, controlled experimentation that would make the scientifically credible. While the researchers don't dismiss learning style assessments completely, they note that proper research should be done to validate their usefulness. In the meantime, they wisely suggest that "limited education resources would better be devoted to adopting other educational practices that have a strong evidence base, of which there are an increasing number." FULL TEXT: Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence SHARE:
Posted In: Learning and Learning Disorders | Tags: Learning Styles | Visual Learning | Verbal Learning | Education | Learning | Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on December 16, 2009 at 02:49 PM | Permalink |
AboutThis page contains a single entry from Psychology Briefs, the FindCounseling.com Blog. The previous post was Are Antidepressants Targeting the Wrong Problem?. The next post is Autism Rates Rise to Almost 1 Percent. Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the Psychology Research Archives. Subscribe              ATOM RSS |
