The learning styles myth is thriving in higher education

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue DEC, 2015, Pages

  Newton, Philip M ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based education; Higher education; Kolb; Learning styles; Vark

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954290414     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01908     Document Type: Article

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