Is catering to a learning style pointless?

During researching learning styles it has become a bit challenging to find scientific evidence to support the use of learning styles to better the performance of students. This article on Scientific American describes the for and against argument however there is a lack of links to some form of evidence. That said however, several names have been given that will need further research into.

Names:

• Ken Gibson – LearningRx
• David Klobb – Western Reserve University
• Daniel Willingham – University of Virginia
• Frank Coffield -University of London
• Harold Pashler – University of California