All You Need to Know About the ‘Learning Styles’ Myth, in Two Minutes - Wired Magazine

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This piece talks about " the mistaken idea that we learn better when the instruction we receive is tailored to our preferred way of learning."

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Many leading experts believe the myth of preferred learning styles is not just a benign misconception, but is likely causing harm. As Scott Lilienfeld and colleagues write in 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, the approach “encourages teachers to teach to students’ intellectual strengths rather than their weaknesses.” Yet, they add: “students need to correct and compensate for their shortcomings, not avoid them.”

http://www.wired.com/2015/01/need-know-learning-styles-myth-two-minutes/?mbid=social_twitter

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