SADLER-SMITH, Eugene

A reply to Reynold`s critique of learning style - 2001

In 1997 Reynolds presented a critique of learning styles in which he lamented the readiness of practitioners to embrace instruments such as the Learning Styles Questionaire and argued for learning styles ad other forms of labelling to be discontinued. It it the contention of this reply that Reynolds may have conflated the concepts of learning styles, learning strategies and cognitive style. While leraning style may be a term rendered somewhat meaningless and potentially redundant by over-usage and a weak theoretical base, the notions of cognitive style ( for which there is growing emprirical and physiological evidence) and learning strategy are valid concepts which managerial learning shoud incorporate into its pedagogy


Cognitive Style
Human Resource Development
Learning Preferences
Learning Strategies
Learning Style
Management Development