Mythbusters: Learning Styles
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Duration:
6 minutes
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Mythbusters Series: Understanding the Brain, Learning, and Development
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Overview
This video tackles the popular belief that students learn best when instruction matches their preferred “learning style” (e.g., visual, auditory, kinesthetic). We explore where this myth came from, why it persists, and what research actually tells us about how learning works—highlighting the importance of using multiple modalities to support understanding.
Produced by Sue Bin Lee and Andy Taing.
Keywords:
Learning, Neuroscience
Learning objectives
- Explain the origins and popularity of the learning styles myth in education
- Summarize current research findings on the effectiveness of matching instruction to learning styles
- Implement multimodal teaching strategies that align with how learning actually occurs
Added on 8/7/2025 ·
Last updated on 8/7/2025