Learning styles are a contentious topic in education. On the one hand, nearly 90% of educators agree with matching instruction to students’ learning styles to accommodate their diverse needs.

The theory of learning styles covers some obvious realities: learners do not all learn the same way, you don't need a degree in psychology or neuroscience to know that; but what is being strongly ...

Excellent post today from Derek Bruff, reporting on a talk by Linda Nilson titled “The Truth About Learning Styles”. Linda’s slides are here (PDF), and here’s Derek’s short take (all ...

In “You Are Not a Kinesthetic Learner,” the education scholar debunks the idea that everyone has a style of learning through which they learn best and investigates the notion’s origins.

The idea that each person has a particular learning style is a persistent myth in education. But new research provides more evidence that you won’t learn better in one modality than another.