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Why 'visual and auditory learners' never improved education

For years, students have been labeled as visual, auditory, or hands-on learners. The idea feels intuitive and reassuring — but repeated experiments show it doesn’t improve learning outcomes. Despite ...
The Conversation

The same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch – another reason to let go of the learning styles myth

The idea that individual people are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners and learn better if instructed according to these learning styles is one of the most enduring neuroscience myths in ...
Psychology Today

Are Visual Learners Disadvantaged? No, No, and Still No

"I am a very visual learner so I do not learn well in classes with a lot of lectures." After having taught for over 25 years, I hear variations of that comment a lot. I love conversations with ...
snhu

Types of Learning Styles: The Value in Holistic Strategies

Everyone has a different style of learning. Some people do well with reading the written word. Others learn better through audio. For some, sitting in a quiet library or home office space is key. For ...
The Conversation

Here’s what happens when teachers tailor their lessons to students’ individual learning styles

Students do better when lessons are tailored to individual learning styles – but not so much that it’s worth the investment of time and money. That’s the main finding of a recent peer-reviewed study I ...
WSAZ

Getting to know your learner

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Not every child process information the same way and that is okay. In our back to school series, we take a look at ways experts say parents can identify which style works ...