Comments on: Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence http://thelearner.com/2009/12/20/learning-styles-concepts-and-evidence/ An international CONFERENCE, a scholarly JOURNAL, a BOOK series, and an online KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael McCarthy http://thelearner.com/2009/12/20/learning-styles-concepts-and-evidence/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Michael McCarthy Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:13:35 +0000 http://thelearner.mu.commongroundpublishing.com/?p=1941#comment-1371 Seems like the authors are 0ver-reaching on their conclusions based on an evaluation of just one small segment of the learning styles field. Many propose broadening instruction to incorporate multiple methods, and this is a very large part of the learning styles field. This research did not even evaluate that segment of the field. To say there is no evidence for the use of learning style assessments is also a very broad statement that has not been evaluated through this research. What they are really saying is there is no evidence for matching instruction to style. Seems like the authors are 0ver-reaching on their conclusions based on an evaluation of just one small segment of the learning styles field. Many propose broadening instruction to incorporate multiple methods, and this is a very large part of the learning styles field. This research did not even evaluate that segment of the field.

To say there is no evidence for the use of learning style assessments is also a very broad statement that has not been evaluated through this research. What they are really saying is there is no evidence for matching instruction to style.

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