6. Auditory/Musical Learner
• Sounds and Music
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17. Advocates say:
‘ Optimal instruction for individuals requires
diagnosing that individuals’ learning style
and then tailoring their instruction
accordingly’
Are we giving children excuses
not to learn??
19. Research
‘At the present, there is NO adequate evidence
base to justify incorporating learning style
assessments into general educational practice’
Where is the quantifiable
evidence?
•APS looked for proof that learning styles work:
22. Active Promotion
•Dunn and Dunn
•Kolb
•Honey and Mumford
• Tests, assessment devices and online tech
• Producing and SELLING assessments to classify
students
23. Misunderstanding
• Children are born with Learning Skills not
Learning Styles
•Subjects should be taught in regards to
CONTENT not individual children
• The same kind of instruction cannot be used
for all subjects
24. To Conclude
• Whilst they are ‘pretty’ in theory, learning
styles are not realistic
• We must focus on the best way to teach
individual subjects to all children
Just because they prefer
pictures, does not mean they
cannot use words
26. References
• Curry, L. (1990). One critique of the research on learning styles. Educational Leadership, 48, 50–56.
• Pashler, Harold;McDaniel, Mark;Rohrer, Doug and Bjork, Robert. (2008). Learning styles: Concepts and evidence.
Psychological Science in the PUBLIC INTEREST, 9(3), 103-119.
• Mayer, R. (2009). Advances in applying the science of learning and instruction to education. Psychological Science
in the PUBLIC INTEREST, 9(3)
• Greene, J.C. (1980). Individual and teacher/class effects in aptitude
• treatment studies. American Educational Research Journal, 17,
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