Besides Learning Styles – Other ‘Zombie’ Theories That Should Rest In Peace

13 Feb

I love all this debunking, especially Bloom, which does not always fit and should not be forced.

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It Is Not a Valid Excuse

That everyone else is doing it, using it, talking about it, publishing on it:

Learning Styles

… is but one example.

But But

Here is another great article on this … 2 parts of it anyway …

Classroom practice – Listen closely, learning styles are a lost cause
news | Published in TES magazine on 21 November, 2014 | By: Daniel Willingham

So why do some teachers still insist that learning styles exist? First, people are confusing learning styles and ability. The former suggests that
someone can learn better through a particular medium, the latter implies that they are better able to remember certain types of information.
For example, if you are the sort of person who can remember a face after meeting someone only once, the chances are you have good visual abilities.

Likewise, if you have a good ear for a tune, you are…

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