Are Learning Styles Invalid?

Link: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.174.2544&rep=rep1&type=pdf

“As every teacher discovers, no two students approach learning in exactly the same way.”

LS definition: “Keefe formally defines learning styles as “characteristic cognitive, affective, and psychological behaviors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact with, and respond to the learning environment.””

“Awareness of learning style differences can help instructors teach in a manner that effectively reaches most students rather than putting a large
subset of them at a disadvantage.”

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Learning Styles 2004 Cassidys’s overview

Learning Styles 2004 Cassidy’s overview: anyone who wants to start in this subject and needs a precise and global approach. It doesn’t review felder’s learning Styles.

Link: http://www.acdowd-designs.com/sfsu_860_11/LS_OverView.pdf

Although its origins have been traced back much further, research in the area of learning style has been active for – at a conservative estimate – around four decades.

Dunn et al is the LS model that show more reliability and validity ratings and more close to Felder’s LS. More use in elementary and secondary schools.

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