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Sep 2023
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Learning Styles Are a Myth! This is How ...

Steve Kaufmann
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🦄 Think you are a “visual,” “auditory,” "book," or “kinesthetic” learner? Think again! According to psychologists Cedar Riener and Daniel Willingham in their 2010 paper “The Myth of Learning Styles,” “There is no credible evidence that learning styles exist.” In this video, I explain more about why learning styles are a myth and the universal ways in whi ... Show More
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