The learning style theory is an idea that introduced three or four different ways of learning. The different learning styles we will be working on are visual, auditory or kinesthetic. It was thought that each of the learning styles matched specific students needs and helped them academically. It also stated that a student was capable of learning more positively if information was presented in that one style.  An example of this could be a student who learns best visually may have a harder time understanding content introduced kinesthetically. The problem associated with the learning styles theory is that there is a lack of evidence to support this idea. After all, as teachers the main goal is to teach for meaning, not so much to focus on each type of learnings styles. After reasearch and many studies, it has been proven that this theory is slightly flawed. However, it is important for educators to present their material in different ways to their students. It has been determined through multiple studies that students learn in all ways, but tend to like certain ways over the others. In one specific study done both visually and kinesthetically about the solar system had an interesting outcome. It was proven that the student’s averages who worked kinesthetically, no matter their preference, were higher than the students who learned the information verbally. This shows us that one particular technique might work for a specific lesson. It didn’t prove that a student learns best in one preferred way.  It is important to reinforce the idea that learning styles are not unique to just one child, but can be used by all. 

All information used for this page  was retrieved from-  http://www.physics.emory.edu/faculty/weeks//journal/chron-pash.pdf , https://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/tips/styles.html and http://blc.uc.iupui.edu/Academic-Enrichment/Study-Skills/Learning-Styles/3-Learning-Styles