A better understanding of learning styles has individual, community and societal implications. How we learn provides insight into how we interact with the environment, what lessons we glean, and how these experiences change subsequent behavior and attitudes. Individually, we can either consciously change these things, or appreciate how much of who we are is already rooted in the nervous system awaiting the opportunity for expression. Learning models enable students and educators to assess individual learning styles and to tailor strategies and experiences accordingly. Understanding the neuro-biological aspects of learning could provide critical insight for issues such as learning disabilities.
Culture affects what particular style is fostered and preferred.
Insight into this aspect of learning style might contribute towards understanding inequalities in the educational system that result, for example, in higher dropout rates for minority students, and make educational reform a more attainable goal. Neural Pathway Development, Gene Van Tassell 2. Characteristics of dissociable human learning systems, Shanks and St. John 5.