Myth Takedown #1: The Illusion of Learning Styles - The Pedagogy Toolkit

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Myth Takedown #1: The Illusion of Learning Styles

Episode 24 • 26th February 2024 • The Pedagogy Toolkit • Global Campus

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This episode begins our series on pedagogical myths, starting the the grand daddy of them all: learning styles. Amalie, James, and Alex dive into the basis for one of the most enduring beliefs in education and the research that shows why it's not all it's cracked up to be.

The Atlantic | 11 April 2018: The Myth of ‘Learning Styles’,

American Psychology Association | 2015: Matching Learning Style to Instructional Condition

American Association for Anatomy | 13 March 2018: Another Nail in the Coffin for Learning Styles?

Howard Gardner: 'Multiple intelligences' are not learn ing styles | 16 Oct 2013 Washington Post

"Learning Styles as a Myth" Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning

"Stop propagating the learning styles myth." | 2017 P. Kirschner Computers & Education

"The Stubborn Myth of 'Learning Styles.'" | W. Furey, Education Next

Belief in Learning Styles Myth May Be Detrimental | 2019 American Psychological Association.

"Learning Styles FAQ." | danielwillingham.com.

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