MythBusters
I would have to say that none of the three myths presented were a surprise to me. We spent a lot of time in my educational psychology class discussing these myths and therefore, I was already aware of the fact that they are not necessarily true.
In regards to the myth about auditory learning versus visual learning, I go back and forth between deciding whether or not to believe this myth. I do think that it is true that people learn better when they receive information in a certain way. However, some people take this to the extreme and claim that if they are a visual learner then they won't retain anything that is verbally said to them. I think that all people are capable of learning regardless of how information is presented to them, but perhaps we are more willing to learn if/when the information is presented in a way that is more interesting or appealing to us.
In regards to the myth about auditory learning versus visual learning, I go back and forth between deciding whether or not to believe this myth. I do think that it is true that people learn better when they receive information in a certain way. However, some people take this to the extreme and claim that if they are a visual learner then they won't retain anything that is verbally said to them. I think that all people are capable of learning regardless of how information is presented to them, but perhaps we are more willing to learn if/when the information is presented in a way that is more interesting or appealing to us.
In the future, I am sure that I will be challenged by my students and coworkers about this. When that happens I see myself asking them to think about a time that information was given to them in a style that did not match their learning preferences. Then I will ask them if they were able to learn any information from that or not? I think this could lead into a conversation about how learning styles are more of learning preferences rather than learning styles being the only way that a student or person is able to learn.
