Learning styles & the importance of critical self-reflection | Tesia Marshik | TEDxUWLaCrosse

The belief in learning styles is so widespread, it is considered to be common sense. Few people ever challenge this belief, which has been deeply ingrained in our educational system. Teachers are routinely told that in order to be effective educators, they must identify & cater to individual students' learning styles; it is estimated that around 90% of students believe that they have a specific learning style but research suggests that learning styles don't actually exist! This presentation focuses on debunking this myth via research findings, explaining how/why the belief in learning styles is problematic, and examining the reasons why the belief persists despite the lack of evidence.
Dr. Tesia Marshik is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Her research interests in educational psychology include student motivation, self-regulation, and teacher-student relationships.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@ReflectionOcean]

1. Learning depends on the meanings we give the material 2. Learning style depends on the contents 3. Many subjects can be learned in a mix of learning styles

[@jasonpelerine7817]

Don't explain to me why certain information means more to you when you're in one class versus when you're in another class does that just stem from aptitude!? And why is it that you suppose she's talking about changing my mind when no one can change my mind but me you're not going to force me no one's going to force me to believe this no one's going to compel me or manipulate me or coerce me into believing this just because I see diagrams on a screen of randomly placed people and say oh well this proves this theory so therefore it must be right no that's not that doesn't work my experience proves she's wrong

[@grahampcharles]

@@jasonpelerine7817 Read the research. That should convince you, and if it doesn’t, you’re the equivalent of a flat-earther.

[@erpmo3326]

@@jasonpelerine7817 entitled.

[@erpmo3326]

Thanks for thia

[@Aritul]

Thank you.

[@malikasebou7225]

Your presentation reminds me of the Chinese proverb : Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember, involve me ,make me do, and I undestand.involvement leads to understancing is the key to learning

[@couldbe8348]

Except that has been debunked too.

[@extramild1]

That is an awfully long proverb.

[@DahabJr]

❤

[@teresajamison1293]

The idea that we learn what we need to learn by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, doing it, is stellar.

[@Rover08]

7:41 Meaning 9:51 Content dependent, Multimodal Learning 12:48 Confirmation Bias 15:31 Learning style approach is a waste of time and resources, and is dangerous

[@meowgiclegends3587]

I really agree with this. Partly because I always thought the concept was kind of bullshit. I'm a good student and have a reasonable capacity for memorization, but any time I was forced to figure out my "learning style" I could not do it. Because I see the value in learning in different ways. What I think is more important for learning and building meaning is not so much the method of delivery, but how "active" you are with the material. Adding context. I also see learning style used as a cop-out by so many people. "I can't learn this way because my brain doesn't work like that". Every time someone says that to me I just want to face palm. Have you even TRIED? For all the students that say they can't learn from being lectured, I would venture to guess that the issue might have more to do with your focus and attention than actual disability. It's much easier to stay engaged with something that's in your hands, or something that looks pretty. I also think that learning to love reading from an early age can make a big difference. Many people try to avoid reading if at all possible, but it's just another method of acquiring information. That said, these are just my opinions and of course I realize I could be wrong. I have not done any research in these areas. Very interesting and provocative video.

[@dominicheldt9427]

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[@VolkanDuranvolkanduran8]

Learning styles can be taken as a medical or some kind of drug. Just as all drugs don't cure all diseases, this kind of concepts shouldn't be expected to cure all learning problems.

[@amanieux]

this is not provocative, this is just myth debunking, provocative/thought provoking/polemic would have been to pinpoint where this comes from and why it is so popular.

[@msi4226]

I agree to some point. May i add, at the same time it took the teacher, the tutor, the lecture to make it interesting. I always believe in Focus and Revision. During my Uni years i cursed some of my Uni friends who don't even take notes and yet they excel. They said "learn smart, not hard", i just wish they are in my shoes..

[@nildaluzrodriguez]

2 words: stimulated and disciplined?

[@mayya.artist6239]

I understand her point, but in both ways whether I just (prefer) visual learning or believed that my (style) of learning is visual, I still want my teacher to have some images or slides... NOT only listening to her speaking, and I still want to buy colorful book over a plain book that doesn't have any images !! it doesn't matter if its a learning style or preference because the result is the same for me... it makes me more comfortable and easier to learn. + I believe that teachers will have better results with their students if they put in mind the 5 senses in general.

[@kellimarieT]

Me too but I think people are visual and it aids us in understanding - therefore helping us with meaning.

[@seydanursahbaz]

Yes, you are right but I think that the teacher's role is the biggest. Because if they have the talent to do this job, you will understand it. There are more important ones: context, teacher's role, to experience more. When you listen and see something it becomes more meaningful not about your learning style. She wants to tell us it is not about learning style, it is about authenticity.

[@ishyameru6232]

Exactly plus she contradicted herself so I don’t believe this entir Ted talk at all 😂

[@lauren.m544]

Yes!! Appropriate visuals to learning help everyone!!

[@wendilaing5888]

She literally stated in the video at around 8:27 when she stated: The best way to teach about song birds is to show an image of a songbird or to see real songbirds if possible. People learn through experience and the experience depends on the context and content. The fact that learning styles don't exist does not mean that teachers are going to just talk. We understand the brain better, we understand that the brain retains information in sensory memory that is meaningful or has an emotional response attached. It is better to learn through hands-on experiential learning activities and projects. EVERYONE learns this way. There is no learning style, there are no "math people",... our brains are all designed the same way to learn. Our experiences, our passions and interests, and our prior knowledge, all these things lend themselves to how students learn best.

[@olababa761]

I never forget things that are meaningful to me or I can relate with. This is an eye opener for me and I agree with Dr. Tesla.

[@Games4Dummies]

memorization of words/images/sounds is different from actual understanding. it's one thing to "learn" the countries and capitals of europe, it's another one to actually LEARN something by understanding it, like a physics concept, or math, or history, or logic...

[@jimih8262]

EvilBunny "there is a difference between learning and understanding, learning is the ability to regurgitate what was spoken to you. understanding is the ability to comprehend what you have been taught and to apply that in meaningful ways."

[@jakedcruz7057]

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[@jakedcruz7057]

I would even say that you should avoid memorization (unless it's for a speech or for similar reasons), and instead focus on understanding. I think tests should be about seeing if you can "apply" - as James said, understanding is the ability to apply.

[@devonrd]

All knowledge starts with the ability to recall its components. There is no way of understanding a concept if you don't know the components that understanding is made up of. So I agree that memorization isn't learning, but learning is impossible without memorization in the first place. If you were to forget how to ride the bicycle everytime you stopped cycling, you would never learn. The same goes for neurosurgeons, mma fighters, psychologists and every field imaginable.

[@BetziBateman]

I bombed a job interview many years ago because I had the audacity to question the interviewer's conception of learning styles. I wish this video was around then!

[@studentfilolog6544]

"We are not as limited (by the learning styles) as we sometimes think we are!". This did it for me plus her reasons Why should this matter. Very good talk!

[@stephenyarger2855]

Learning styles always helped me to believe that I was outstanding in that I had no particular learning style. I had assumed that since it was invested in, that there might be definite merit to the origin of the theory, but not necessarily indicating that it was a truth. This did help to create the idea in my head that because of the infinite diversity of humanity, that there was inherently a possibility that i could be not only apt at benefitting from multiple of these styles, that i could benefit from them all. Much like she mentioned in the presentation, there could be deficit in limiting yourself to one learning style because of a perceived limitation to one, I often think that when addressed as a whole, with one being extra beneficial (relating to interest base memory) that learning Via a personal preference could benefit the learning experience. as in the difference between learning and education. you can easily learn through multiple platforms, or styles, but you may tend to create internal associations to the material when applied through a preferred 'learning style'. This leaves credence to the initial understanding of how learning styles came to be and also how they can simultaneously be useless. Though I don't believe the intent of this presentation was to say that there was no foundation or merit to the concept, just that the concept has been so widely adopted that it became less of a tool with applications and more of a rule. -end rant

[@Leezaardd]

This was amazing and kind of dissapointing at the same time, taking into account that I believed in learning styles.

[@mhirtomas198]

🤣🤣🤣same here

[@UmesShrestha]

It's not about matching learning style with teaching style, but it's about 'integrating' preferred and non-preferred (dominant and non-dominant) styles in a way that slightly challenges the learners. That's all.

[@ddavi00]

Yeah I lean towards the learning style not being the key to a learner learning, but another tool to keep the learner engaged in the content and process.

[@fojantaheri1393]

Yes!!! Absolutely- working with kids of all ages as a BCBA i cannot stress enough the importance of using preferred and non preferred in teaching while integrating their learning styles!

[@shawnamay36]

Those who have difficulty with language/literacy need visual supports and manipulatives to learn many concepts, everyone benefits from them.

[@leanneusher1001]

I suggest, providing multiple ways to access the information will benefit all learners. So it probably doesn't really matter if there's a "style' or not.... we need to cater to all learners....

[@titserfroiscorner9898]

As a teacher, I never really deliberately tried to "match my teaching style with my learners' individual learning styles". I don't even think I have a "teaching style", I just realized now I only use a bunch of teaching strategies... 😅 Anywway, this video just explained why I couldn't quite identify my "learning style" when I first learned about this concept back in college... 😂 And yes, I always believed that finding the meaning of something helps with learning...

[@AprilMartinChartrandMS]

This is the first time I been exposed to this concept...my interest was generated to seek this video out because I met an instructor at SFSU who specializes in Critically Reflective Intelligence teaching. I am reading an article entitled The Getting of Wisdom: What Critically Reflective Teaching is and Why it is importnat by Stephen Brookfield (1995) . It brings up critical, casual, and perscriptive assumptions we make about how things "should be happening" withing ourselve and the world because they relflect our inner thinking process/thoughts. That is faulty in many ways.

[@zacktkl]

Interesting comment, but I can't pretend I understand what you are trying to say (I can certainly guess but I think it is better to clarify). Would you care to elaborate more please? For example, what are your thoughts about what are mentioned in this video in relation to your current interest and study in critical reflective teaching? What is the exact thing that you are referring to as faulty?

[@americaflorescastillo4887]

Hola Comparto tu opinión, en algún momento de mi vida pensé que aprendía de diferentes formas, pero todos te dicen....es imposible. Ahora que te escucho entiendo que era cierto. De verdad es, que la gente no quiere pensar en cambios, se quedan en el lado cómodo, en donde ya les resolvieron sus dudas antes y no hay nada más. Te felicito.

[@maryhill3815]

A). Tesia Marshik used the 1973 study of "Chase and Simon" to demonstrate that learning styles or preferences do not enhance learning. We can learn through connecting our experiences or by using our experiences to gain knowledge, according to the study she explains, and most of what we learn is stored in terms of meaning. As an example, they compare the abilities of an expert and beginner chessboard player and find that the expert has a significant advantage in remembering the position shown in the first photo because they understand the game's meaning, strategy, and have experience playing chessboard, which makes it easier for them to remember the positions. However, those advantages are useless because the pieces of chess are randomly arranged shown in the second photo, making it difficult for them to remember the positions because the position is not meaningful. She explained that our sensory or learning preferences or styles are not enough for us to learn or gain knowledge. It's about how we use our senses, learning preferences, and learning styles to connect ourselves or our own experiences, or to allow others to experience things to better understand things. B). Three ways on how we retain information or enhance our learning according to Tesia Marshik. First, we store information in terms of meaning. I've realized like she did, that we didn't understand a certain topic, term, or word by simply reading it, memorizing it, or reading it numerous times unless we understand its meaning and relate it to our own experiences or situations to comprehend/understand its context. It's somehow true that most of what we learn is stored in terms of meaning. Next, the best way to learn something depends on the content itself. Just, for example, we want to distinguish the differences in the smell of flowers we saw in the book. The best way for us to learn the differences of the flowers is by letting ourselves smell different flowers to understand their differences. It helps us to learn or understand things, depends on the content, and some sensory assists in learning. An example of this is listening to different sounds to understand the meaning or smelling things to recognize their difference. Last is using multiple senses. For example, we would like to learn specific sports such as basketball. Allowing ourselves to play basketball is the best way for us to learn, but we can also learn by watching others play the game and observing their technique and moves, as well as hearing or listening to other people's suggestions on how to play the game, and then applying all of that knowledge to our own learning.

[@lukegarrett2598]

Great comment, thank you.

[@BallinLuffy]

What is this comment about

[@williamkern7931]

I found it pretty believable when I first heard about learning styles. Years went by, and never questioned it. As soon as I started hearing about the opposing viewpoint, I found that believable as well- more so when I started considering the number of people who stand to make a buck off of the idea. I'm no scientist, I never read any studies on it, but my belief is that while we all learn in different ways and while some people might be a little more or a little less able to understand something based on the manner in which it's presented, it's probably not so extreme as to justify all the labels. Good teaching addresses a subject in a variety of different ways anyway. Discard all the nonsense and just get down to it.

[@ibiriec.1720]

I read about this in Dr. Sousa's textbooks at SDSU while pursuing my teaching credential. Learning is definitely linked to our emotions and only possible if the student feels the teacher genuinely cares for him/ her.

[@guiyong]

I hope that's not the way you actually think about learning.

[@tomcotter4299]

That’s so self-evidently false it’s kind of scary that you were willing to say it.

[@eshapard]

"...only possible if the student feels the teacher genuinely cares for him/ her" ??? *citation needed

[@missladydollette4458]

Going through a TEDx marathon right now watching different videos on learning she is one of the best TEDx talkers I've watched to so far. Personally I recommened watching Learning how to learn by Barbara Oakley but I would say that she is a overall great teacher. She is very straight forward and precise with her presentation as well as her use of the presentation slides. i've seen a lot of other TED talkers who are so bad at presenting their ideas where the slides has no absolute connection to what they're teaching but she is just so great at it.

[@BallinLuffy]

cool

[@ahmadnasimkhoshgowar3702]

Learning styles or preferences cannot be referred to students only. For me, it can be practitioners tools in order to facilitate comprehensible input or scaffold students to their zone of proximal development considering their learning preferences- the so-called learning styles. Whether it is students' learning styles or teachers' teaching styles, the focal point is enhancing learning. I do believe it is meaningful to expose students into various channel of input. When we enter into students threshold through their preferences, they let the "input" to get in the process of becoming "intake".

[@Coffee-Candy]

Awesome. I always thought so but never had an opportunity to prove it. Now you've done the job, thanks so much for sharing, Dr. Marshik.

[@renskedollekamp6392]

I was always confused by the different types of learners because I could never really learn well using any one of the types of learning styles. I only do quite well when I practice things over and over again and I always need a lot of time to recall a lot of information.

[@lularoefashion2254]

That's probably because your a Kinesthetic learner and this video is BS.

[@ladyhm.6748]

@@lularoefashion2254 The idea of learning styles is completely debunked. You realise that, right?

[@jamesline5103]

There is no best way to learn something. Learning is learning. If something is presented in a non-convoluted way and the student is motivated and determined to learn the student will learn. Some will learn quicker and more deeply than others however all that means is that human beings are diverse.

[@DNAeternal]

A student's motivation is very important for learning anything. Set your goals clearly and then start learning materials that will get you to your goal. Focus and absorption of information should be high then. A teacher can't determine someone's life goals for them and therefore can't determine his/her level of motivation. "Styles" or "learning strategies" all have secondary importance in this matter.

[@stephenobrien2952]

+Drazen Zovic After nearly 40 years of Teaching I have that motivation isn't just important. It's much bigger than that in my view. Show me the neuroscience for learning styles somebody please or shut the front door!

[@jamesline5103]

Stephen O'Brien There is no real science behind it.

[@stephenobrien2952]

I do agree. My problem is with Headteachers who are adamant that Specific Learning Styles exist and they also try to quantify the learning styles of each student numerically. It does complicate learning and it's Bad Science or nonsense at best.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@stephenobrien2952 Strongly disagree. If I take piano lessons and you have the same boring Hanon book you're intent on forcing on all your students, I quit. Show me a Journey song, verbatim to the record and I'll have a good part of it by next week (fairly high skill level) IF I get basic reading skills and a walk-through. Motivation and pertinence is EVERYTHING.

[@travisvanderberg2340]

knowing what type of personality you have will help you know what way is best for you to learn...

[@rebeccaramo]

She presents valid points and research to her point that everyone learns through a variety of their senses, and that the mode of learning depends on the content. However, contrary to her point, most people prefer a specific content which is tied to a specific sense. For example, music is auditory and it comes to some people more naturally. Some are able to detect melodies, harmonies, and finer details in music better than others--even without training. Other people prefer and excel at visual arts and have a "keen eye" for visual details. So, granted, we all listen to music through our "auditory" sense and we all create visual art with our "visual" sense, people still do have content preferences based on sensory strengths.

[@rhall01]

If you'll listen again to the first few minutes of her talk you'll hear her specifically state that we do have preferences for how we learn; it just doesn't produce a significantly different learning outcome.

[@ameliaamelia5083]

I agree to some extent, but I still believe that everyone has a learning style that best suites them. may be more than one.

[@loulaloulou1687]

this was an amazing video.first, I wasn't convinced by the idea ,but when I gave her an obortunity I got her point.then,I think that she is right, we should not waste our potentials as well as abilities ,yet we should vary and expand while learning :)

[@adamkotanko2613]

I think this presentation may be addressing a bit of a straw man argument when it comes to learning styles. While one’s learning preferences may not impact information retention in controlled experiments, they probably do impact one’s motivation and energy level to learn, both of which are as important as raw information intake to the process of creating meaning. I’m not an expert on learning styles. But just as a brief experiment, I Googled “learning styles” and “motivation.” The first study that came up showed a correlation between visual learning style and motivation toward pursuing higher education. That certainly doesn’t prove anything. But it does demonstrate that perhaps the importance of understanding learning styles (or learning preferences, if you will) might not be in raw information intake but rather in how one’s preferences affect one’s ability to stick with and master a subject over the long term.

[@cjj140]

Great comment! Thank you!!!

[@ItzSmiT]

@Ceol Not the comment we asked for, but the comment we needed.

[@dantezsilverstone7929]

@Ceol i was just going to say the same thing. Thanks for saving me the time!

[@darkmoon2744]

It's basically putting a handicap on someone who has usable legs and brainwashing them to believe that they can walk better with the thing keeping them up when the whole time they could walk and it's functional.

[@rohansandhirpaintings2933]

@Ceol It's true in my experience that I can learn in any way. However, it takes me much less time to complete the study material in my preferred way of learning, as it comes very naturally to me. If I try to learn in other ways, it makes it becomes very time-consuming and boring.

[@zacktkl]

Cool video! I have to agree to this to a great extend, but I have to also mention: More often than not, just because some of the new theories are correct it doesn't mean we should dismiss everything in the older theories. Even new theories that seems accurate now are also sometimes just a bridge towards future newer theories. E.g. we though that it was smart to figure out the earth is actually round instead of flat, then someone said the earth is not really perfectly round, then someone would venture further about other answers in quantum physics and other new fields of theories that change everything again... I have never really believe that learning styles are very accurate or conclusive, it have always been more like something to help us, plus even many of these theorists had often suggested to tap on multiple senses (as the speaker suggested too) instead of concentrating too much on one type - which is why although I have heard that many people are 'visual learners', a lecture with nothing else except a powerpoint slides show for hours would still be frowned upon nowadays. Moreover we have always known that there are many factors other than learning styles which affect learning retention. I will be happy if the industry would agree with the speaker that it is not effective to spend too much time/resources to analyse into individuals' learning styles, and we can concentrate more on the contents and other critical factors of learning.

[@shawnamay36]

Thank you! So well said and presented. As a speech-langauge pathologist and literacy specialist, I agree 100%

[@Bodierker]

I must admit that I am somewhat resistant to this notion in the sense that people have variations in their ability to process sensory information. We wouldn’t use visuals to teach something to someone who is blind, or audio to teach something to someone who is def. Individuals process sensory information differently, and this subsequently impacts how they recall information. Additionally, learning isn’t necessarily limited to our ability to recall specific information, there is also an element of learning that speaks to insight, critical thought, and experience. I would argue that understanding one’s dominant senses remains an important component of understanding how to approach teaching that individual (See Helen Keller). I would also argue that intelligence takes many forms, and is not limited to one’s ability to immediately recall a list words or images or a random arrangement of chess pieces. I agree that appealing to multiple senses is an important component of learning, and that deriving meaning is an essential element. I also see the problem of people potentially closing themselves off from information simply because it does not appeal to their self-identified dominant sense. But because individuals are the chief executive of their own operating systems, it is important to listen to their input and make an effort to tailor approaches to their teaching to increase efficacy of learning. Forging a network of neural pathways that stem from various sensory processing centers of the brain may help one derive meaning and thus store and access information more easily. Some individuals visualize an object when given a verbal prompt, and some individuals can replay entire concerts when given a verbal prompt (such as the name of their favorite music artist). Perhaps “learning styles” is a misnomer, and “dominant sensory processing style” would be a better way to refer to the variation in individuals’ ability to process and recall information.

[@askjake2426]

This was an amazing TED talk. What surprises me is I've always gone out and searched for truths. I've always wanted to get proven wrong so that I can adjust my views to fit reality. I honestly thought for the longest that this was a normal human process of curiosity. That's because i grouped the people that think this way with the ones that don't. I've always told people that I learn best with all the learning styles. That it depended on what I'm learning. I've taught myself how to ride a bike, and how to play guitar and I've been learning to code recently I've been noticing that the way I'm learning certain things would vary but the one thing that stayed consistent was if I used all my senses, I always remembered it better. This makes sense because when I involved all my senses in what I was learning I become more invested meaning it meant more to me. I'm glad my psychology professor showed me this TED talk. It's opened my understanding of how I can maximize my learning.

[@RobertMarzullo]

I would agree with her but I am definitely a visual learner. To prove this I just listened to this entire speech and I have no idea what this was about. Other than the part where she explains every detail about how we learn through experiences and what things relate and mean to us. Oh yeah, and how we tend to search for things that confirm our narrow minded beliefs about ourselves because change is scary. Wow, I guess I did learn something by listening. Thank you!! 😊🙌

[@jasonpelerine7817]

@@dans2971 how do you know I totally were learned by watching and listening and looking and doing things so I'm more kinesthetic and a visual learner but I have a hard time understanding anything if I was just listening to it okay you speak for yourself please

[@reizer05]

Im a visual too i think but maybe an spatial imagery learner like creating 3d object in my mind while listening and I also prefer learning by looking on them

[@Dietcoke600ml]

​@@jasonpelerine7817 there is no credible evidence that learning styles exist. I'd recommend that you watch the video you commented on.

[@davidscalpscrypto9053]

She literally said there are no evidences that preferential learning works (visual, audio, olfactory, etc), and yet you agreed with her and that you are a visual learner. She is right, people just don’t want to be wrong.

[@biiivv]

I do grasp the idea, but there were some things that I feel are a bit inconsistent. I think that 'preferred learning style' is not the same as 'preferred teaching style'. 'Learning style' is not about the way you present the material to students. It's about how they learn it best. If a teacher wants his students to learn how a sparrow looks like, of course he'll show them a picture of it, because that's the easiest and quickest way for him to convey that piece of knowledge. It would be less effective and more time-consuming to do it another way. That is a teaching method, though, used mainly to present the idea. However, I feel that the real question here is how are the students going to practice and remember that information. And that would refer to the way they learn best and in the most effective way for them. Are they going to sit with a picture and look at it just as the teacher asked them to do in class? Are they going to draw a bird themselves or print a picture and colour it? Maybe, as it was mentioned in the lecture, they have better auditory memories and they would memorize it more easily if they described it out loud instead of just looking at the picture silently? Or if they described it by writing it down, because they have better memories of things they note down? Doesn't 'having better auditory/visual/tactile memories' prompt us to study in a certain way, because it's the easiest and most effective for us?

[@assom1985]

Totally agree

[@originalvonster]

7:00 chase and Simon 1973 (meaning) 10:30 incorporating more than one sensory experience makes it more meaningful 12:05 learning styles do not exist 12:45 confirmation bias

[@evanskimani7256]

And that is why I've always found it hard to answer that question myself - What is your learning style? - mostly because I have no preference or pre-ordained style. What works best for the moment works best for me too. That and I hate labels!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Labels are part of how you quantify results.

[@iammylees]

A. ) Tesia Marshik used the study of "Chase and Simon" as her reference that learning styles or preferences do not enhance learning. Because we are learning through our experiences. She explained that we store information in terms of meaning and not connected to our sensory mode. And it is about how we use our senses, learning preferences, and learning styles to connect on our own experiences, and allow us to gain more experiences to have knowledge on it or understand things. B. ) 3 ways on how we retain information or enhance our learning according to Tesia Marshik. 1. First, we store information in terms of meaning. 2. Second, the best way to learn something depends on the content itself. 3. Third, many things can be taught or learned using multiple senses.

[@masymasable]

Thank you for a wonderfully provocative talk that changes a framework I've lived with for a long time! Meaning, and I would add that student choice is an important part of meaning making.

[@ananeira274]

Miningfull and associative learning are the most important ways of learning. I am with you.

[@monicaalexandradelgadoesco8230]

muy bueno el video muchas gracias. En resumen no debe de ser de importancia la forma de estilo que se lleve acabo el aprendizaje, en realidad sino la disposición y el interés que le pongas., como tener buena actitud positiva, darle la importancia ,disponibilidad, no rendirse ,no dejar de intentarlo sin importar la forma en que te quieran transmitir el conocimiento y así ser innovadores aun mundo que avanza y avanza .

[@smithj7U]

In language learning, for example, the affective factor is VERY important to the process. So if an adult learner feels it is important to know the rules, even though research shows otherwise, then the teacher should go ahead and teach the rules. Also, even though you think people may not be auditory learners, in language learning the folks who "hear" sounds well, typically speak sooner. So in this case, as a teacher, I recognize that students have strengths and weakness in the language skill domain (may not be in the small learning style domain e.g. extroverts usually have more practice using the language than introverts). Then I can add to my classroom teaching diversity to meet the unique needs of the student.

[@tzrtg]

I find it easier to learn with how we desire, it makes learning more easy because it makes it feel like i'm not working. it brings more ease and joy of working towards your goal and progressing. This video was life changing

[@AndreFonck]

Aprendí que no tenemos un estilo de aprendizaje particular, que podemos aprender de muchas maneras. Lo que determina que yo aprenda no es un ''estilo de aprendizaje'' sino el sentido que tenga para mi lo que estoy aprendiendo, valga la redundancia. ( Excelente argumento el de los jugadores de ajedrez, por eso creo que es razonable saber eso)

[@gigisimbajon4625]

Based from experience as a student and as a teacher, I'd rather conclude that 'there are two sides of the coin". Thus, I agree at one point, and I also disagree on the other hand. I agree that learning is best elicited when the learner finds it meaningful. But it is also undeniably true that we are diversed species, thus, we vary in strength and weaknesses. A concrete context would be the strength of man vs. that of a woman. They are quite distinctive except perhaps for some exceptional cases. Studies on Learning Styles were actually developed to help and support students who were considered 'less achievers' as evaluated by Aptitude or IQ Standards. Abilities to perceive meaning may differ from one student to another. And personal preferences could play a keyrole in one's perception of meaning, thus, learning style may not be totally a myth. On one hand, I do agree that placing great emphasis on learning styles may also be debilitating other higher order skills. I personally believe that learning styles doesn't really create 'impact' on learning per se (for average learners). THANKS FOR SUCH AN ENLIGHTENING VIDEO.

[@devonrd]

Great comment, insightful note on the less achievers and why learning styles were developed. I'm interested in learning more about that and the origins of these ideas. Do you maybe have the names and year of the researchers that did these studies?

[@NatalieL523]

Totally changed my perspective. Amazing!!!

[@stephanborau9276]

Great presentation! Clear and concise. Well-reasoned. Other people are saying this same thing about learning styles -- at least that the visual/auditory/kinaesthetic learning styles theory is overwhelmingly not supported by research. I am starting to believe that learning styles do not mean much. We learn and remember things based much more on meaning.

[@chinglinwen]

Great information, I have this confuse long ago, Now it is clear, but also, I thought about how learning/reading too much might be harmful, it is not knowing the learning style seems to be good( although a lesson is missed, this lesson could be so dangerous, glad I found and viewed this video ). information to the knowledge must be critical examined.

[@harikumar5858]

A child coming from a domestic and social setting with a myriad exposure to situations of behavior change attends a class programmed to just a typical mode of learning and finds himself or herself baffled by the way content just because only a bit of learning habit is featured and we call it teaching to the learning styles! The world doesn't give us information in just one method, rather we gather it through a variety of means. Unless the lesson makes any sense,we shut out our brain. What a beautiful presentation and convincing too.

[@TheLakeisha]

As a part of my class assignment i watched this video. I found it very interesting and partial holding some truth. The only part i disagreed with is letting science be the determining factor of whats real. Science can only process to a certain level, but lacks the ability to deep dipper and go higher. 🙏🏾

[@elefanteismaelace34]

A). Tesia Marshik used the study of "Chase and Simon" to demonstrate that learning styles or preferences do not enhance learning. We can learn through our experiences by using our experiences to gain knowledge, according to the study she explains, and most of what we learn is stored in terms of meaning. 3 ways on how we retain information or enhance our learning according to Tesia Marshik. 1st . First, we store information in terms of meaning. 2nd, the best way to learn something depends on the content itself. 3rd Many things can be taught or learned using multiple senses.

[@hilalahmed1005]

Brilliant I learned ample amount of new things

[@genejen]

Thank you for saying this.

[@huios100]

I'm a homeschool mom of 4 and I discovered at an early age for my two oldest boys, that a way of learning, I call it a "processing style", made memorization almost magically easier for them. I developed a test when they were ages 4 and 6, presenting a question that was beyond their current grade level, to each boy separately. I found that with very little repetition, as in one time, they could tell me the answer to the quiz or question and it was one particular style of learning. For one of my boys or was auditory and one it was tactile. I have a theory though, being that probably all the test subjects have been adults who have been saturated in a strictly visual/auditory education system, that their brains have learned to learn in the way they've had to, but that they're actually wiref fairly strongly for a primary learning style. I continue to see rapid growth with my kids, having been able to tailor their learning to what works best for them. I say it's absolutely true that people have a learning style and that they would learn much better and faster if taught from a young age to work with it.

[@cuarteronandreajoana6888]

A. There are many ways to test the study about the misconception of learning styles, but according to Tesia Marshik, one basic design in testing this is by bringing in a bunch of different people - almost like a survey - with different learning styles, teach them in a variety of ways according to their supposed preferred learning styles, and then see if teaching them in one way was somehow better for them or more effective than the others. As an example, she had a list of words she wanted them to memorize and in one group she presented only the list of words, one group got the presented images of similar words, and lastly, one group got the sounds of the same words. Through this, they expected that by the end of the study, at least one of those three groups with different learning styles will recall more words than the other. But they all turned out to be exactly the same; regardless of how the material was presented to them. B. According to Tesia Marshik, the three (3) actual ways we retain information or enhance learning is 1) most of what we learn is stored in terms of meaning and is not tied to one particular sense or sensory mode, 2) the best way to learn (or teach) something depends on the content itself and what is possibly the best way to teach it, and 3) many things can be taught/learned using multiple senses; implying that incorporating multiple sensory experiences makes learning more meaningful.

[@Nitintyagivats]

I agree on the point that learning is based on content.. Now we have to select.....how to learn i.e. finding the best way whether through learning style theory or meaning based....

[@anittamathew1511]

I totally agree with the contents of the video but I just wanted to say that I do not think that this concept is actually wasting any of our education resources. Mainly because these methods help you to remember your lessons. And sadly still mostly students are not tested if they understand the lessons rather they are still tested on the basis of their memory. And I feel that this is also one of the reasons why the idea of different learning styles still persists and it will persist as long as the current situations do not change.

[@tissomahbozumbil489]

Very useful and informative research, hearing this gave me such a relief definitely doing some research on it.

[@missionpupa]

she is right, it really makes no difference what type of stimulus you get, if you see or hear the word dog you still picture the dog in your head. the way we differ in learning really is the way we encode information once it's in the brain. this can be easily improved with associations and meaningful encoding of stimulus. that's how you learn better.

[@mariatahera184]

no one argues that we learn only one way, rather our learning style helps us to learn a meaningful information better, or efficiently, that's it. she

[@laschell59]

In the mid-70s during cosmetology school, a teacher I had at this time told me: "When you see the finished product on the client's head before the service; you will be a great stylist." Oddly the industry still believes the 3 styles. I am reading a book that still teaches this methodology

[@hebamadi265]

Great piont thank you this gave me a revelation moment!! And that scarf is beautiful 👍🏻👍🏻loved it

[@JJ-wu7cx]

There is a tremendous about of pressure on teachers to conform to the latests fads. When students are confronted with new learning they now say, well you don't teach in my learning style so I can't get it. It takes a long time to get through that belief. What I keep in mind is knowing where students are and working from there. What "categories" do they have already and which ones will be uncomfortable to establish when new ideas are introduced. These categories help create meaning. ( The idea we someone is an olfactory is a category of "absurd" so we can begin to reorganize where we put information). In my view, part of the push for fads is to promote a book. A more sinister thought is that fads are intended to dismantle public confidence in public education so for profit organizations can come in to "save the day". In the meantime, I will continue to teach according to what I know works according to research.

[@musicvibe88]

While there are "preferred" ways to learn for many people, I think the speaker's statement towards the end (and I paraphrase) that "incorporating multiple sensory experiences into one lesson makes it more meaningful for all students" is the important takeaway. In teaching music for 30+ years, I have always tried to infuse my lessons with as many different sensory experiences as possible. It just always seemed to make sense that by using the tactile, auditory, visual, and kinesthetic senses together in the same lesson not only would touch upon students' individual preferences but also engage them with learning in multiple ways, thus giving them a better opportunity to actually perform and learn the concepts I was trying to teach them. One example of this is teaching students a folk dance. Breaking down the steps and practicing short phrases (kinesthetic), looking at a diagram of the choreography (visual), listening for the musical form of the piece and being aware of the A and B sections (etc.), and singing the lyrics (if there are lyrics to the dance) then combining these activities in various ways- have proven to me that students will be overall much more successful in the end. Elementary music teachers have taught this way for a long time.

[@assom1985]

Really like your analogy

[@KellyDC]

Thank you Tesia Marshik!

[@Ayelen013]

Love her explanation. It's a little off putting to see some methodology books including learning styles or preferences to this day.

[@sciencehumanity4715]

thanks, important to note that we must design multiple-senses learning environment .

[@jackielevaggi9721]

I always failed in school. By coincidence I found a book about learning styles, they described me to the detail! And after I started to apply their advice, I became a very good student, I was a bad one all my life! And if this woman puts me in a field to learn to play football, I might through the ball on her head! Because I hate to learn that way! The same way I hated gym. Or if they make me just listening to somebody... I could fall asleep 2 minutes later! I had a Literature teacher, you could tell, he knew a lot, he never read anything, all was in his memory. The only problem, I would wake up when the school bell rang... never knew what he taught! So, I don´t believe a word of what she says! I am living proof that knowing yourself it helps you improve a lot! Or, are we built in series??? I thought we were different individuals...

[@MarkSmith-by7yh]

+Jackie Levaggi I think you have missed the point of the talk. This reminds me of the discussions about multi-tasking, and how science has shown without a shadow of a doubt that NOBODY can multi-task effectively - our brains are not made for it. But then ... there's always somebody who says, "Yes but.. I am different. I CAN multitask, and I know it." And this is why people text and drive. They just don't listen.

[@jackielevaggi9721]

Mark Smith Yeah! Your science has the answer for everything! They know things for a fact Specially psychiatry, psychology and all the ones related to them! No wonder why there are so many theories and so little proof to the point that they can not even detect for a fact, for example, at an early age, a psychotic person who later in life will be a mass or series killer! And everyday they make new theories!!! And new crazy people shows up massacring human beings... Yeah! You and your truth!!! The only exception is brain science... which is pretty new and not all scientists can agree with all the facts or tests that show "apparent" facts. We are not talking here about exact sciences! Even though if they result to be exact, they are still in diapers! But if you think you are right, you are...

[@MarkSmith-by7yh]

+Jackie Levaggi I think you mean serial killer.

[@jackielevaggi9721]

You are right... English is my second language

[@davemarsteller8377]

Perhaps, that some folks are better at being bad multi-taskers than others? Just saying...

[@oluwagbogoajimoko9035]

I feel like I am every learning style, as I have benefitted from all the styles.

[@bozodzakula1816]

I would like to paraphrase Guy Claxton that it does not matter what you see, it is important what you are looking for, not what you know, it is what you want to learn. I think this could fit into what Dr. Marshik is talking about. I think this idea should be spread more aggressively. Thank you, Dr. Marshik.

[@GerardJones24]

I think it's silly that we have so many academics trying to disprove something that really is simple to understand and in simplicity makes it easier for people to conceptualise how to improve learning experiences! I agree that we don't have 'set' learning styles, in fact we each learn across all means, and learning is context-specific therefore we have 'preferred learning styles' to the experience/context we are in, in which we can store memory either visually, auditorly etc etc The idea of specific styles is good to help people process information! 'the key is preferred learning styles exist'

[@edmalyncerbito2614]

A. There is no particular study, but there have been several meta-analysis papers where in all of them have concluded that same thing that there is still no evidence that the matching styles to supposed learning styles or the students preferences actually makes a difference. B. According to Tesia Marshik the three ways on how we retain information or enhance our learning is the Meaning, Content and the Multiple Senses.

[@CyTopf]

Focus on what works, rather than what doesn't. Thank you!! Very good and very well presented.

[@keshav_p]

I was very weak at accounts ..maths.. I did not give up and worked hard.. I was taking a lot more time and efforts to find meaning out of the logical concepts in maths and accounts... I wanted to find a way.. by which like others.. I could learn at the same place and speed.. After a lot of hit and trial.. I started learning accounting by drawing .. YES ACCOUNTING BY DRAWINGS..and its possible! creating visual metaphors to remember the logic that's verbal.. and letting my brain understand and find "meaning" in visual ways... Yes I dint do as well as them.. but if I still struggled the normal verbal way..I would be nowhere! I know it and it wasn't a mental block for sure... It was coz of ..shifting from logical to verbal content .. and converting to visual logic.. that my brain was more part of... It took good time to convert.. but slowly improved..and not to learn it visually unlike..verbally in the classroom!.. I learnt how much I could and had less time for revisions... That's all but I rocked coz I found my way.. The scientific tests lack experience.. they are generally constrained via.. finances and time... .. but experience is not...limited to them.. that's what shaped me.. Sorry but u are in illusion urself and wrong.. .. apply the last 5 -7 min also applies to u now .. 😊😊😊😊😊😊 So

[@misse1228]

The number of people in the comments saying that PhD professor doesn't understand the research (or lack thereof) behind "learning styles" is astounding.

[@carlaandcompany6191]

In my class right now, we are learning about learning styles, I am a Dynamic Learner, tested through the LCI so I have been told. The crazy thing is that it does describe me.

[@jesusleoelmantorresvelasqu3626]

Well, it really makes me very interesting since it provides information and strengths fot the best learning of each of these.

[@wanderadames6336]

👍🏽

[@rizzamaegamao9018]

A. Tesia Marshik said, the key is when put to the test, these learning styles don’t exist, and it doesn’t make a difference. Now I will say that when we survey people, many people say they have preferences. So if I asked you, “How would you like to learn something?” or “How would you like to study?”, many of you might say, “I’d prefer to see it,” or “I’d prefer to hear it,” or “I’d prefer to actually do it.” So that’s true. People have a preference but those preferences don’t actually enhance your learning when we test them in experimental conditions. And there are many different ways to test this, but the basic design is this: We bring in a bunch of different people who have supposedly different learning styles. We teach them in a variety of ways. And then we see if teaching them in one way somehow was better for them or more effective than others. B. The three ways on how we retain information or enhance our learning, according to Tesia Marshik 1. Most of what you learn is stored in terms of meaning. In order to retain information, we have to organize it in a way that’s meaningful. 2. The best way to learn (or teach) something really depends on what it is you want to learn. It depends on the content itself. 3. Many things can be taught/ learned using multiple senses.

[@asingh2900]

At 7.42 wow, eye opening

[@lisal3210]

Learn by doing. Practice. Also storytelling, scenarios and using emotional connections to the material help with remembering.

[@youssefelbhalla7395]

I'm agree with her, I'm French teacher, and l discover it every day , the learner's styles is very sophisticated, I must take account all 3 styles in same situation-problem

[@legohaven6395]

thank you for challenging the ossified ideas that some people have about human beings.

[@wadebarrett8734]

Thank you.

[@jonhuntficken1424]

It could still be useful to use learning styles as another pathway of understanding, I think approaching learning from multiple perspectives could be very beneficial

[@cenandu]

I fully agree to it - let us make use of all our five senses and develop the potential. For me it does not matter how it gets in - but what makes it stick. When do I remember thinks? When I was excited, I was shoked, some emotions that are the glue. Get passionate about something and do it - become a master of xxx :-)

[@EhsanAmini]

Perfect presentation. Couldn't have been articulated better.

[@leialcantara8232]

We should not limit our minds and ability to learn

[@LITTLEMUSTANGFILLY]

What she says makes sense but I’ve seen so many examples where learning styles make a difference not just for me but my class mates as well.

[@SatishPatel]

Thank you. Tesia, you provided an excellent overview of current research and took issue with most all arguments I have heard that argue for the existence of learning styles.

[@antoniobennett3888]

Wonderful! I've known a lot about these topics from a young age and couldn't have ever heard it put in better words. Bravo.

[@judyarthur8617]

I liked this presentation, she did a really nice job. This validates how I thought. But after helping with the grandchildren during the remote schooling. I totally think that there are preferred learning styles. Yes you can learn from different styles, but some styles just click for certain people and they can learn more rapidly with one style over another.

[@emersonbarlongo5848]

A. What was the study of Tesia Marshik, which she used to show that learning styles or leaning preferences do not enhance learning or do not make a difference. - The study of Tesia Marshik is all about Learning Styles and Importance of Critical Self-Reflection. She used the study of Chase and Simon, 1973 about Chess. She used this as an example to explain the beginners and experts that they have different learning styles because experts has more experience to play chess rather that the beginners. In other words, experts can easily determined the pieces because it is meaningful to them that they know what was the placement of the pieces. B. What are the three (3) ways on how we retain information or enhance our learning, according to Tesia Marshik? - Most of what we learn is stored in terms of meaning - The best way to learn (or teach) something depends on the content itself. - Many things can be taught/learned using multiple senses.

[@Iseeization]

There's a lot of nitpicky comments about memorization vs. learning, but I think this is mostly the defensiveness she mentioned. I thought the talk was well done and gave very good examples AND anticipated the arguments of the audience. Plus, in the end it talked about real-world applications. Well done!

[@davorvukoja1264]

For lists and short term objectives I see how those tests can apply, but for a concept its very difficult to say that there aren't learning styles. Lets say a teen is taking Algebra and the classes is studying Logarithms. Some of the kids in the class will understand the concept after writing down the notes from the board, while other kids won't understand it all until they practice with them and apply them in problems. I've been interning at high school for two years and I believe that what your say can apply in very specific situation, but there are different types of learning styles for sure.

[@PersonalSpiritualDevelopment]

That's so true. Why would we have 5 senses to be used, and choose to believe that one are best than the others? They are there to be used to find meanings.

[@gayatrigovalvanshinanda6921]

A new perspective to the learning style.The best way to learn depands on the content ( blending).

[@MustafaHabib]

One's learning prefernece doesn't necessarily mean a better learning outcome, while it could affect motivation. However, motivation alone is not learning. Reinforcing learning styles may also decrease the learner chances in real life, because the real world is filled with information of all kinds. Therefore, the learner needs to develop the ability to process information from and through different modalities. The learners need to always be pushed outside of their comfort in order to learn something new.

[@danconnors8961]

Interesting challenge to look deeper at learning. Thanks