You might have heard that some people learn better by seeing, others by hearing or some by doing, but research shows that the idea of "learning styles" is actually nonsense. Studies have found no evidence that matching teaching methods to these supposed styles helps anyone learn better. In reality, we all use a mix of seeing, hearing, and doing to understand new things. Believing in learning styles can hold you back by making you think you can only learn in one way, as this video, from Veritasium, explains.
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