If Learning Styles exist then the
teachers should teach in the style that a student prefers to
learn. But, Willingham (Willingham, 2009) has shown that if the subject is
visual then the teachers should teach in a visual style and not an aural style.
For example, if the subject is geography and we are teaching the shapes of the
countries in Africa then we should teach in a visual style, even if we know that
the student is an aural learner.
One should teach in the manner that
the topic demands. Another way to put it is, the way one learns is topic
dependent as Curwin thinks (Curwin, 1999).
Do learning styles exist - Hugh Lafferty and Keith Burley - Sheffield Hallam University
Good thesis on whether learning styles exist and the implications of suggesting that they don't.