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Misconceptions about matching teaching methods to purported learning preferences can undermine student outcomes while also straining constrained funding and resources. 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Misconceptions surrounding the effectiveness of learning-styles based instruction are a disservice to students and educators, with the limited resources and funding available in education. Limitations in learning-styles based instruction are considered and recent research in effective teaching practices is shared in this paper to provide evidence-based alternatives to learning-styles based instruction.  \nThe notion of learning styles-based instruction has become synonymous with effective teaching and increased metacognition in learners (Cuevas, 2016) . Measuring students’ learning styles and matching teaching methods to students’ learning preferences is a practice that educators rarely question. The practice is encouraged in teacher education training (Scott, 2010), and is well-supported by educators, parents, and the general public (Cuevas, 2015) . However, despite the broad appeal and acceptance of learning styles-based instruction, there is limited scientific data to indicate that the learning styles hypothesis is an effective instructional/ learning tool for teachers and students (Cuevas, 2015; Pashler, McDaniel, Rohrer, & Bjork, 2009; Scott, 2010) . A number of evidence-based teaching strategies are more effective than learning stylesbased instruction in positively affecting students’ learning, growth, and engagement (Hattie & Donoghue , 2016; Jordan, Glenn, & McGhie-Richmond, 2010) .  \nDefining Learning Styles  \nThe acceptance of learning styles-based instruction in mainstream society and education, despite the lack of empirical data to support its use, is not the only misinterpretation of the learning styles hypothesis. Misconceptions exist in defining what criteria constitute a learning style (Scott, 2010) . There have been over 71 different learning style models proposed to date (Pashler et al. , 2009) . Researchers define a learning style as a “concept that different people prefer to process information in different ways”(Cuevas, 2016, p. 2) and learn better when teaching methods are matched to their learning style. There is also debate among researchers whether Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory is a subset of learning styles. Many researchers contend that Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory conflates with common-held definitions and more importantly, with public perception and understanding of learning styles-based instruction (Cuevas, 2016; Pashler et al. , 2009) .  \nHoward Gardner (n.d. ) refuted claims that his multiple intelligence theory is a subset of the learning styles hypothesis. Gardner argued that his multiple intelligence theory is not the same asthe learning styles hypothesis; he described multiple intelligences and learning styles as different psychological constructs. Gardner defined a learning style as a way that someone approaches something, but he described intelligence as a “computational power of a mental system” (p. 4), and claimed that learning styles and intelligence may be related but are not the same thing. Interestingly, Gardner described two primary educational implications from multiple intelligence theory: individuation and pluralization. Gardner’s definition of individuation in education closely matches researchers’ definition of learning styles-based instruction – that people should be taught and assessed in ways that match how they learn (Cuevas, 2016; Rohrer & Pashler, 2012) . While the debate is more complex than this issue of semantics, many researchers contend that educators and the general public do not distinguish between the terminology of learning styles-  \nbased instruction and multiple intelligence theory in definition or practice (Cuevas, 2016; Pashler et al. , 2009; Scott, 2010) .  \nThe blurred distinction between learning styles-based instruction and the applica","cbCaioKAsDotGjLN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioKAsDotGjLN","pdf",146397,"English","# Abstract\n## Misconceptions and Evidence-Based Alternatives\n## Defining Learning Styles\n## Learning Styles vs. Multiple Intelligences (Gardner)\n## Learning Styles in Classroom Practice (Three-Block Model)\n## Learning Styles as a Teaching Strategy","[{\"question\":\"Why does the paper question learning-styles based instruction?\",\"answer\":\"The paper argues that learning-styles based teaching lacks sufficient scientific evidence and relies on misconceptions that may not improve learning outcomes. 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