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Learning Styles Debunked<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Long considered an essential tool for teachers, learning styles are now being questioned as effective educational resources.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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By The ABCmouse Editors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviewed by Kellie Woodson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Myth of Learning Styles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Learning Styles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Created Learning Styles?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are Learning Styles Debunked?<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do Educators Still Use Learning Styles?<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Approach to Learning Styles<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Myth of Learning Styles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The idea of using learning styles to guide teaching goes back decades and suggests that every child has a distinct and preferred way of learning, such as visual, auditory, or kinesthetic. Once a pillar of teaching strategies, learning styles are now being dubbed myths due to a lack of evidence supporting their benefits and contradictory results in research data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there\u2019s no denying that each child has a unique and nuanced way of learning, an increasing number of psychologists, researchers, and educators no longer support the use of learning styles in instruction. To better understand the shift in perspectives around learning styles, let\u2019s explore their origins, the research debunking their benefits, and how to turn learning style myths into an opportunity to approach teaching in a new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Are Learning Styles?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term learning styles is used to describe how people gather, organize, and understand information. There are four primary learning styles, although some approaches break learning into numerous different styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Four Primary Learning Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n