Learning depends on the different ‘learning styles’ displayed by students

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES:

• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x

COMMENT:

Although there is a lot of scientific literature devoted to this topic, there are no studies that validate it. Therefore it could be a hoax.

“Although the literature on learning styles is enormous, very few studies have even used an experimental methodology capable of testing the validity of learning styles applied to education. Moreover, of those that did use an appropriate method, several found results that flatly contradict the popular meshing hypothesis. We conclude therefore, that at present, there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning-styles assessments into general educational practice.”

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE:

Rogowsky, B. A., Calhoun, B. M., & Tallal, P. (2015). Matching learning style to instructional method: Effects on comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology, 107(1), 64–78. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037478

COMMENT:

“Results demonstrated no statistically significant relationship between learning style preference (auditory, visual word) and instructional method (audiobook, e-text) for either immediate or delayed comprehension tests. Taken together, the results of our investigation failed to statistically support the meshing hypothesis either for verbal comprehension aptitude or learning based on mode of instruction (digital audiobook, e-text)”