The Learning Style is Myth

MUHAMMED KARA
 WHAT S THE
LEARNNG STYLE?

Learning style is defined

as `habits, strategies or
regular mental
behaviours concerning
learning, particularly
deliberate educational
learning
VARK MODEL
VARK which was established by Fleming
In 1987.
Visual learners incline to learn through
pictures such as flow charts, diagrams or
a map.
Auditory learners tend to gain
knowledges through discussion and
listening.
Read and write learners tend to read
and write instead of printing word to
attain information.
PASHLER EXPERMENT

Students were chosen randomly

Some participants were taught via visual teaching, the

other visual learners were taught via auditory teaching

He reported that there was no strong correlation

 DANEL WLLNGHAM

You typically store memories in terms of

meaningnot in terms of whether you saw,
heard, or physically interacted with the
information
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