Teachers and students conclude that they have a particular learning style. Then they try to adjust their lessons and efforts based on this conclusion of their learning style. At the end they wonder why the results are not as good as they wanted to be.
Studies have also confirmed that adjusting to learning styles may not give you the desired results. It may give a temporary feeling of comfort to the student and in some cases it is better for the business. What in reality we need to manage the discomfort of change and think from the side of the result.
It is common sense actually.
If we want a book finished or want to play a song the way it is meant to be or pass an exam that has its own criteria, the results will not adjust themselves to any learning style.
We will have to think with the end in mind. – – What are the requirements
-what are the parts of preparation that we can really control
-how much time do we have
-what is the scope we can prepare for in the first round
-if we need to make a variation of the result that is realistically achievable within this time.
Results require that we change. Change can mean discomfort. Spoon feeding and trying to ignore the reality of change to our comfort may not give us the needed results. Instead we will have to think from the side of the results and what it needs to become ours. The discomfort of change can be managed by understanding competencies finding the positive gap chunking the process down to be challenging but not overwhelming.