I definitely agree that the standard IQ tests leave a lot to be desired. However, they were originally designed by Binet to see why kids were not being successful in school--hence their emphasis on the usual academic skills such as math, reasoning, and language.

I think of "learning styles" as being how a person best learns--e.g., visual, auditory, etc. Teachers have also been encouraged to be aware of such differences. However, that said, I still contend that students need to try to be open to all sorts of teaching styles and not expect any given teacher to be able to utilize them all. Oh, well, somewhat my bias, but I'm not alone in my thinking. I was blessed, though, that my learning style fits in with the standard lecture format of college professors.

I did try as I taught over the years, however, to add different kinds of techniques beyond just lecturing!

This whole topic of IQ tests and learning styles is quite interesting. Thanks, Byz, for bringing it up.