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7 Major Learning Styles and the 1 Big Mistake Everyone Makes | LearnDash

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You’ve heard of learning styles, right? As one of the most popular learning theories of the past few decades, most adults have not only heard of learning styles, they may even have opinions on what suits them best. Study guides based on learning style are common discussion topics, and most instructors have either gone out of their way to earnestly present learning material according to a specific style, or else have fielding learner complaints that a lesson wasn’t created with their learning style in mind. Unfortunately, despite its broad adaption, there’s little evidence to show that learning styles exist at all. A recent article in The Atlantic (“The Myth of Learning Styles”) described the theory, but also discussed how learners rarely study according to their self-described learning style, and those that do don’t achieve better outcomes. That said, while the learning style theory—that individual students might have a style that helps them learn better—may be complete bunk, presentin

Learning styles are a hot topic. But are you sure you’re using them correctly? You’ve heard of learning styles, right? As one of the most popular learning theories of the past few decades, most adults have not only heard of learning styles, they may even have opinions on what suits them best. Study guides based on learning style are common discussion topics, and most instructors have either gone out of their way to earnestly present learning material according to a specific style, or else have fielding learner complaints that a lesson wasn’t created with their learning style in mind. Unfortuna

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