That’s Not My Style: Myths about Learning and Teaching

Authors

Jerrid Kruse, Iowa Academy of ScienceFollow

Document Type

Editorial

Abstract

The notion of “Learning styles” seems to be very popular these days in education. The idea that we all learn differently is intuitively appealing with the varied personalities, successes, and struggles of our students. However, the notion that each person learns differently is likely a myth (Olson, 2006; Feldon, 2005; Willingham, 2005). Students don't possess different learning styles; rather every student has unique prior knowledge, experiences, and developmental levels.

Publication Date

Winter 2009

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

2

Last Page

3

Copyright

© Copyright 2009 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Kruse, Jerrid (2009) "That’s Not My Style: Myths about Learning and Teaching," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 36: No. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol36/iss1/2