The idea that each person has a particular learning style is a persistent myth in education. But new research provides more evidence that you won’t learn better in one modality than another.
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When sports coaches use psychological techniques and ideas that are based on shaky evidence, everyone loses.
Kenyans need to be wary of early learning centres that pressure children with academic drills.
Educational genomics could mean tailor-made curriculum programmes can be created based on a pupil’s DNA profile.
A body of evidence has debunked the concept of ‘learning styles’, but some teachers still cling to it.
There is little evidence to show that teaching students according to perceived ‘learning styles’ has any positive effect on their learning.
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Professor Emeritus Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Mount Kenya University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sussex
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Professor of Psychology and Coaching, University of Hull
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David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Ph.D. Student in Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
