Learning Styles and Preferences

Do learning styles exist?
-Yes they do exist. Every person who goes to school has a different way of learning. There are people who learn the same way, but most people learn differently. Knowing what is the best way for you to learn will help you in the long run. It will be useful for you when it is time to take a huge test because by using you own individual learning style you can study they way you need to.

Are they useful for classroom instruction?
-They can be useful but they can also not be useful. Learning styles can be useful for the students because they know exactly what type of learning style they have, so they can use that style in their studying. Learning styles are also not useful because it is very hard for teacher to use every learning style in their teaching. Learning styles are in a way complicated.

What is the best philosophy for using learning styles? 
-Once you have figured out what learning style you have, use the style to the best of your ability. When teachers or instructors are figuring out what type of learning style students have; the teachers and the instructors need to talk to students individually and not in groups. Talking to students in groups; it might not show they best conclusion on what type of learning style their students have. Examine each student individually; and also teachers can try to come up with a way to teach the students with their different learning styles.