Episode description
Episode description
Key Takeaways:
• Learning styles inventories are not innate and not validated on scientific research to leverage as part of educational design.
• The evidence base for learning styles does not exist, and when someone refers to “use of learning styles” we should be sure to turn on our critical thinking skills.
Key Audience: All levels of healthcare CPD professionals will benefit from this content.
“There’s not a corner of the world that you can go to that has not fallen in the trap of learning styles.” In this audio article, Kenny Cox, CHCP, FACEhp, sits down with Brian S. McGowan, Ph.D., FACEhp, to discuss the long-debated concept of learning styles. Cox and McGowan explore the historical context, impact on educational settings and the variety of learning style inventories, urging educators to prioritize evidence-based instructional design strategies over unfounded beliefs in learning styles.
Read a transcript of the episode, and click here to further explore the resources McGowan cites in the discussion.
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