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There's a really interesting news story on NPR this morning, and it certainly caught my attention. The research papers themselves are certainly worth a read (see last link)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/29/139973743/think-youre-an-auditory-or-visual-learner-scientists-say-its-unlikely
which traces it's origins to here:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/learning-styles-debunked-there-is-no-evidence-supporting-auditory-and-visual-learning-psychologists-say.html
which one of the researchers has kindly posted here:
http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~drohrer/pubs.htm
Pashler, H., McDaniel, M., Rohrer, D., & Bjork, R. (2009). Learning styles: Concepts and evidence. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 9, 105-119. PDF
It always useful to remember that peer-reviewed doesn't mean right, it means conforming to agreed upon scientific practices and reflecting the best scholarly research.
Enjoy,
C
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