What’s your learning style?
Perhaps it’s based on your senses (auditory, tactile, visual); or how you engage with content (hands on, conceptual or reflective); or even how you relate to others (collaborative, competitive).
It’s a hard choice, especially since according to one comprehensive study there are over 71 learning styles from a range of different models.
The good news is that there is a powerful secret behind your learning style.. It’s so powerful that it could transform how you approach learning.
The secret is… that learning styles don’t matter.
At least, there’s a consistent and distinct lack of evidence that learning styles make any difference to learning… and yet the myth persists.
There are lots of explanations for this myth, some of which were recently outlined in Dr Tesia’s TED Talk (See below), but I think one of the most compelling reasons is that ‘learning preferences’ are real.
Tags: evidence based learning • Instructional Design