ANSWER IN RESPONSE

Doctoral students and research practitioners have a responsibility to be critical consumers of information. If we do not consistently check the validity of our resources, we could be passing along or expanding upon false information. One example that comes to mind is the theory of learning styles. It has been previously thought that every person had one preferred method of learning; This was their learning style. Researchers know now that learning preferences are correct but the act of recalling information and application of concepts repetitively is how one learns. Furthermore, diversifying the presentation methods is a more effective strategy than using a preferred learning style (Bartz, 2019). Despite this theory being debunked, you can still find this information being distributed. This is irresponsible and shows some do not complete their due diligence when researching. They have failed to recognize bias in their research. As mentioned in the weekly PPT, one way a researcher can avoid this is to find conflicting opinions about the topic they are gathering resources for. If this practice is followed, the learning styles theory would not be as wide-spread as it is or it would be used properly.