An analysis of several studies on learning styles suggests that students perform slightly better academically when lessons are tailored to their specific style. But it may not be worth the investment.

There’s just one problem: The concept of individual learning styles – applied universally to the general student population, beyond learners with special needs – appears to be a myth.

Visual learners benefit from colorful details, visual presentations, pictures, charts, graphics and even using highlighters or colored pens to draw attention to their learning materials.

The idea of learning styles has been around for more than 50 years. In 1975, German biochemist Frederic Vester introduced the concept in his popular science book Thinking, Learning, Forgetting.

U.S.-based PopUp EduTech Inc., a personalized, K-12, e-learning platform that matches teaching and learning styles, uses AI-powered personalization to narrow down the learning styles of its PopUp ...

1) Collaborative learning: Collaborative learning encourages students to work together, share ideas, and solve problems collectively. It fosters critical thinking, communication skills, and empathy.

In “You Are Not a Kinesthetic Learner,” the education scholar debunks the idea that everyone has a style of learning through which they learn best and investigates the notion’s origins.

The idea that each person has a particular learning style is a persistent myth in education. But new research provides more evidence that you won’t learn better in one modality than another.