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world-shaker:

I’d say this is a pretty significant development:

An entire industry has sprouted based on learning styles. There are workshops for teachers, products targeted at different learning styles and some schools that even evaluate students based on this theory.

This prompted Doug Rohrer, a psychologist at the University of South Florida, to look more closely at the learning style theory.

When he reviewed studies of learning styles, he found no scientific evidence backing up the idea. “We have not found evidence from a randomized control trial supporting any of these,” he says, “and until such evidence exists, we don’t recommend that they be used.”

This has a major effect on the way music teachers approach lessons. I know some who really try to hit all angles. While some people may have certain strategies that help them remember information better, I’ve never bought much into it when it comes to learning and understanding.

That being said, the more ways you have to present a topic or idea, always the better.

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Posted at 6:25 PM 30 August 2011
  1. lookingwidelivinglife reblogged this from world-shaker
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  3. obi-wankenblowme reblogged this from dalasverdugo and added:
    I’m hesitant to believe this one because the link to the literature reviewed by Williamson isn’t working, but I wouldn’t...
  4. dalasverdugo reblogged this from asprettyasasong and added:
    Dang. They taught me this concept at such a young age (I remember the session in 1st grade) that it was really part of...
  5. drom147 reblogged this from world-shaker
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  7. teachplaysing reblogged this from world-shaker and added:
    This has a major effect on the way music teachers approach lessons. I know some who really try to hit all angles. While...
  8. conviviality reblogged this from world-shaker and added:
    certainly something to think about, because it has typically been given much thought. I just referenced it yesterday.
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  12. justzannah reblogged this from world-shaker and added:
    I always thought this was silly.
  13. freestylecraft said: This mostly seems to be about what research counts as ‘scientific’. ‘Science’ and ‘learning’ look different in psychology and education. I’m not coming to conclusions until I’ve read the research article itself, not just a sensational press release.
  14. readthrough reblogged this from world-shaker and added:
    Uh-oh. If schools revised,
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  16. stillthisworldwontwait reblogged this from thoughtsandviews and added:
    get fucked scientists. no one cares about your shit fuckn evaluations of how far the ant walked from his fucking nest or...
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