The Scientific Status of Learning Styles Theories

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 266-271

  Willingham, Daniel T ^a   Hughes, Elizabeth M ^b   Dobolyi, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; cognitive style; individual differences; learning styles; teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931351052     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628315589505     Document Type: Article

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