2013
DOI: 10.1080/15428052.2013.817861
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The Difference Between Bigfoot and Learning Styles: There May Be Better Evidence to Support the Existence of Bigfoot

Abstract: This article presents a review of the literature that has called into question the credibility, reliability and validity of learning-style theories. Learning-style theory holds that students learn in unique ways, usually in auditory, visual, and kinesthetic modes. To enhance student performance, all an educator has to do is first identify the learning style of the student and then match their mode of teaching to each style. Although the matching hypothesis sounds credible, there is no independent research that… Show more

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“…In addition, the information presented to pupils by teachers using traditional methods before or after the use of songs, were accepted effectively (Hardaker & Sabki, 2012). According to La Lopa (2013), in explaining the learning style theory, students learn in a unique way, usually in auditory, visual, and kinesthetic modes. To improve student performance, all educators need to do is to first identify the pupils' learning style and then match the way they teach for each style.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, the information presented to pupils by teachers using traditional methods before or after the use of songs, were accepted effectively (Hardaker & Sabki, 2012). According to La Lopa (2013), in explaining the learning style theory, students learn in a unique way, usually in auditory, visual, and kinesthetic modes. To improve student performance, all educators need to do is to first identify the pupils' learning style and then match the way they teach for each style.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dunn and Dunn [11] explain visual perceptions involving focus on paragraph reading and page readings. According to a study [28], in explaining the learning style theory, teachers must know that pupils learn in a unique way, usually in auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic modes. To improve pupils' performance, firstly all educators need to identify the pupils' learning styles and then match the way they teach for each style.…”
Section: Research Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Manakala individu yang mempunyai persepsi visual lebih mudah menanggapi dan memahami maklumat dan kemahiran dengan bahan-bahan bantuan belajar seperti video, slaid, carta, televisyen, graf, gambar rajah dan ilustrasi [33] menjelaskan persepsi visual melibatkan tumpuan kepada aktiviti membaca secara paragraf dan muka surat. Menurut La Lopa [36], dalam menjelaskan teori gaya pembelajaran, menyatakan bahawa murid belajar dengan cara yang unik, biasanya dalam mod auditori, visual, dan kinestetik. Untuk meningkatkan prestasi murid, semua pendidik perlu lakukan adalah pertama mengenal pasti gaya pembelajaran murid dan kemudian sepadan cara mereka mengajar untuk setiap gaya.…”
Section: Gaya Pembelajaran Stimulus Fisiologiunclassified