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I dared to address the misuse of learning styles in the field of learning
assistance at CRLA a few years ago. I doubted that CRLA would even accept
my proposal but to their credit, they did. I thought my standing room only
audience might throw bananas at me when I suggested that practitioners
encourage students to get to the work of studying and not spend so much time
trying to encourage students to self select their learning style (usually
from a quickie on-line questionnaire). Instead of trying to spend hours
determining how to study Huckleberry Finn as a kinesthetic learner, why not
get to the business of immersing one's self in the text?
Learning style theory does offer the student some productive means of
studying material in a variety of ways, but too often students get the idea
that if they are able to accurately label themselves as a certain kind of
learner, then they have found the magic wand to all their studying troubles.
Learning style theorists may never have meant for practitioners to imply to
students that there is a quick fix to the rigors of studying, but many
students are receiving that message when we tell tutors to help their
clients determine a certain learning style for themselves and broadly apply
it to all their subjects.
The best prescriptive advice may be to tell the tutor to let the domain
determine the learning style.
It was indeed Daniel Willingham, referenced in Alan's list, who first began
to disqualify for me the current use of learning styles by some
practitioners. Here is also an interesting article on MI Theory by James
Collins:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989359,00.html
Woo HOo!
M.E. McWilliams
AARC Director
Stephen F. Austin State University
http://libweb.sfasu.edu/proser/aarc/index.html
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Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:05 AM
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Subject: Re: learning styles and academic success
Janice,
I am eager to dig into the sites Alan sent you. I know there are
strongly-held opinions on both sides, and evidence to support both; but I am
definitely on the other side of that fence. After extensive research about
learning styles over several years, I conducted a formal, IRB-approved,
quantitative study at my college a couple of years ago. My demographic
would have been much different from the algebra classes at the community
college that Alan cited. Among our baccalaureate nursing students, I found
strong support for using one's own learning style preferences to inform
academic tasks. I've been working on getting the manuscript reporting the
findings ready to submit to TLAR for more than a year--I really need to get
that done! I don't think it's a cure-all for all the academic woes we see,
but as a tool for students to use for more effective learning, I think it
has merit.
Linda Riggs Mayfield, MA
Associate Faculty
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Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:38 AM
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Subject: Re: learning styles and academic success
Janice,
Although learning styles theory is enticing, many researchers believe that
the theory does not work, so at least some of these researchers would be
inclined to say that there is low to no correlation. Here is a sampling:
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An in depth review of 13 learning styles models in which most flunk:
http://www.lsda.org.uk/files/PDF/1540.pdf
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Video of Daniel Willingham of the University of Virginia explains why
learning style theory sounds great but does not work in practice:
(also available on YouTube but with incorrect map)
http://people.virginia.edu/%7Edbw8m/videos/Willingham_Learning_Styles.wmv
A more detailed article by Willingham on the same topic.
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/issues/summer2005/cogsci.h
tm
See also his brief annotated bibliography at
http://www.danielwillingham.com/learningstylescitationspage
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Stahl, S. A. (1999). Different strokes for different folks?: A critique of
learning styles. American Educator
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/fall99/DiffStrokes.pdf
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Zavarella, C. A. (2009). Computer-based instruction and remedial
mathematics: A study of student retention at a Florida community college.
Dissertation Abstracts International-A, 69(08). (AAT 3326039)
Zavarella (2009) conducted a nonexperimental quantitative study using
logistic regression to determine whether students' learning styles,
placement test scores, or reasons for choosing a particular approach
affected completion and withdrawal rates in basic algebra courses using
face-to-face, distance learning, and hybrid instructional approaches at a
large, urban community college. Withdrawal from distance learning and hybrid
courses was twice that of face-to-face courses. Learning styles and
placement test scores were not significant factors. Students enrolled in a
particular approach for personal reasons (e.g., job constraints prevented
taking on-site courses) had higher completion rates while those enrolled
because they thought that the particular approach or type of instruction
(e.g., face-to-face) was better for them had higher withdrawal rates.
Alan Craig
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Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 7:19 PM
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Subject: learning styles and academic success
Hello:
Does anyone know of any research, books or articles that discuss the
correlations between learning styles and academic success?
Thank you.
Janice Lee
Director of Student Services
Cox College
1423 N. Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, MO 65804
417-269-3598
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