It means they believe in the idea of learning styles and that whatever they're currently experiencing is accounted for by that belief. As for how I translate t

It means they believe in the idea of learning styles and that whatever they're currently experiencing is accounted for by that belief. As for how I translate that sentence into something useful for me as a teacher, I choose to hear it as: "Nothing in this explanation relates to anything in my picture of the world." It then becomes a problem of understanding the student's prior experience and current picture of the world. The modality only matters insofar as it establishes congruence with the student's prior experience (IMO).