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Verbalizers and visualizers. Does each student really have a 'learning style' ?

In a survey,  96 percent of teachers were found to believe in learning styles . But it turns out this theory is nonsense. According to experts on the topic such as Harold Pashler and Doug Rohrer, there is very little scientific evidence that  different methods of learning  impact a person's academic results. In fact, a lot of research, such as this study  published in the journal  Learning and Individual Differences , has found that learning styles are probably a myth. A new paper,  spotted by BPS Digest  and  published in the journal  Anatomical Sciences Education , is what the researchers call the "nail in the coffin" for the theory. Full article on science alert .