The TRUTH About Learning Styles
ARE STUDENT LEARNING STYLES A MYTH?I remember very few things about what I learned in my college education classes.Most of what I learned about being a successful teacher I learned through my actual experiences in the classroom.But - there is one things I DO remember. Does multiple intelligences ring a bell, anyone?How about learning styles?In college you, too, likely learned all about the different ways your students interact with and process new information - we refer to these as learning styles. I was taught that we all have our own unique style of learning — a programmed way of how we like to consume new concepts. And, by absorbing new information in the way that fits this learning style, we learn better. Seems to make sense, right?Well - recent studies show that this theory just simply doesn’t hold up.Bummer.Or is it?In this week’s episode, I unpack these new findings and explore what it actually means for students and teachers.