This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t differentiate instruction. There are individual differences and preferences. One danger of learning styles is that learners may feel that their learning ability is limited.

For some of the more recent thinking on learning styles, read:

• Belief in Learning Styles Myth May Be Detrimental
• Enough with the “Learning Styles” Already!
• Let’s scrap the neuromyths: No, you aren’t a ‘visual’ or ‘auditory’ person
• The Myth of ‘Learning Styles’
• ‘Neuromyth’ or Helpful Model?

Interested in learning more about this and other myths about the brain and learning? Email library@decoda.ca to borrow Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa’s Neuromyths: Debunking False Ideas about the Brain. It includes a description, origin and ‘what we know now’ for each myth.