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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Sarah Lansdown

Most teachers believe this learning myth that was debunked almost 20 years ago

Do you learn best by doing something? Or maybe you are a visual learner who takes in more information through a diagram?

There is a common idea in education that students will learn better if they are taught in line with their preferred learning styles: visual, auditory, kinesthetic or reading and writing.

But this theory was debunked almost two decades ago.

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