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Advice about the Use of Learning Styles: A Major Myth in Education Myron H…
Advice about the Use of Learning Styles: A Major Myth in Education
Myron H. Dembo
Keith Howard
2007
Background on the Myth
Challenged for Years
Still Continues to Be Used
Unsubstantiated Claims
Unsubstantiated
Claims and Study Skill Approaches
Find an Instructor Who Matches Your Style
Right Brain Learning
Modality Preference
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Dominant Sensory Pathways
Left Brain Learning
Learning Style Instruments
Valid and Reliable?
Do Students Benefit from Their Preferred Style?
Any Improvement Noted?
Concentration
Memory
Self-Confidence
Reduced Anxiety
Better Grades
Unsubstantiated Claims
1.Validity
Construct Validity
Measures the Actual Construct
Not Influenced by Unrelated Factors
Face Validity
Common Sense Judgement
Not Technical or Statistical
2. Reliability
Consistent Results Over Time
Fixed or Variable Constuct
3. Application
No Empirical Positive Pedagogical Impact
Matching Styles Does Not Improve Learning
Learner Enjoyment
Not
Equivalent to Learner Success
Why the Myth Persists
Simple Solution
Easy Explanation for Lack of Achievement
Focus on Why Students Don't Achieve
Ignores How Subject Matter Should Be Taught
Lack of Well-Designed Investigations
Sells Textbooks
