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This was followed by two double issues published by Educational Psychology, one in 1991 (titled “Learning Styles” and edited by Riding) and one in 1997 (titled “Learning Styles and Strategies” and edited by Riding and Rayner). The year 1999 saw the publication of a special issue (titled “Cognitive Styles and Psychopathology” and guest-edited by Riskind) by Journal of Cognitive Psychopathology. Educational Psychology’s continuing interest in work on styles was demonstrated by the publication of two more issues (2000 and 2004), both titled “Learning Styles,” with the former edited by Riding and Rayner and the latter by Wheldall and Riding.
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