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The same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch – another reason to let go of the learning styles myth

  • Written by Isabel Gauthier, David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
The same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch – another reason to let go of the learning styles mythTeachers want to connect with students in ways that help them learn.Government of Prince Edward Island, CC BY-NC-ND

The idea that individual people are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners and learn better if instructed according to these learning styles is one of the most enduring neuroscience myths in education.

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