Stop propagating the learning styles myth

Computers and Education

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 166-171

  Kirschner, Paul A ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

EFFICIENT LEARNING; LEARNING MATERIALS; LEARNING SITUATION; LEARNING STYLE; NOCV1;

TEACHING;

EID: 85007201324     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2016.12.006     Document Type: Article

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