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> (but of course, not effective for all) Learning styles are a myth. The best way is pretty much the same for everyone. You might argue repetition means someo

> (but of course, not effective for all) Learning styles are a myth. The best way is pretty much the same for everyone. You might argue repetition means someone might get bored and give up, hence a fun style is better even if it's slower.

Joof 10y ago
Incentive matters. I'm ADHD, which turns the effect of the 'this isn't that interesting' dial up to 11. I could do repitition if I was going to Japan, but I probably would prefer the other one otherwise.
- throwanem 10y ago
  I mean I didn't like it either when I discovered that learning isn't always either easy or fun, but we all hit that wall sooner or later.
  - Joof 10y ago
    There are degrees of how difficult it is for people to manage boring. In college I failed English I, Public Speaking, Ethics and a 1-credit seminar course. Multiple times. I also had solid recommendations from several computer science professors where I was top of the class and worked doing research for some time. Mornings are also pretty hard, but that's another thing entirely.
TheRealPomax 10y ago
> Learning styles are a myth That's... an impressive opinion to hold. Good luck with that.
- khedoros 10y ago
  It's probably based on the results of this study[1], and the giant raft of stories that followed it over the last decade. [1] http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ734402 http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ734402
- frooxie 10y ago
  Here's another paper, "Learning Styles - Concepts and Evidence": http://psi.sagepub.com/content/9/3/105.abstract http://psi.sagepub.com/content/9/3/105.abstract I quote: "Although the literature on learning styles is enormous, very few studies have even used an experimental methodology capable of testing the validity of learning styles applied to education. Moreover, of those that did use an appropriate method, several found results that flatly contradict the popular meshing hypothesis. We conclude therefore, that at present, there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning-styles assessments into general educational practice." Wikipedia has many links to more criticism of the concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles#Criticism For instance: Psychologists Scott Lilienfeld, Barry Beyerstein, and colleagues listed as one of the "50 great myths of popular psychology" the idea that "students learn best when teaching styles are matched to their learning styles", and they summarized some relevant reasons not to believe this "myth".

Joof 10y ago

Incentive matters. I'm ADHD, which turns the effect of the 'this isn't that interesting' dial up to 11. I could do repitition if I was going to Japan, but I probably would prefer the other one otherwise.

throwanem 10y ago
I mean I didn't like it either when I discovered that learning isn't always either easy or fun, but we all hit that wall sooner or later.
- Joof 10y ago
  There are degrees of how difficult it is for people to manage boring. In college I failed English I, Public Speaking, Ethics and a 1-credit seminar course. Multiple times. I also had solid recommendations from several computer science professors where I was top of the class and worked doing research for some time. Mornings are also pretty hard, but that's another thing entirely.

TheRealPomax 10y ago

> Learning styles are a myth That's... an impressive opinion to hold. Good luck with that.

khedoros 10y ago
It's probably based on the results of this study[1], and the giant raft of stories that followed it over the last decade. [1] http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ734402 http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ734402
frooxie 10y ago
Here's another paper, "Learning Styles - Concepts and Evidence": http://psi.sagepub.com/content/9/3/105.abstract http://psi.sagepub.com/content/9/3/105.abstract I quote: "Although the literature on learning styles is enormous, very few studies have even used an experimental methodology capable of testing the validity of learning styles applied to education. Moreover, of those that did use an appropriate method, several found results that flatly contradict the popular meshing hypothesis. We conclude therefore, that at present, there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning-styles assessments into general educational practice." Wikipedia has many links to more criticism of the concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles#Criticism For instance: Psychologists Scott Lilienfeld, Barry Beyerstein, and colleagues listed as one of the "50 great myths of popular psychology" the idea that "students learn best when teaching styles are matched to their learning styles", and they summarized some relevant reasons not to believe this "myth".