This review paper analyzes significant studies in learning style and e-Learning fields in order to synthesize an answer to the question “Does considering learning styles improve e-Learning performance especially for K-12 mathematics education?”. Included studies can be categorized into the following topics: learning style models, learning style detection methods, considering learning styles in ...

This paper introduces PigWorld, a tool for teaching Java to novice programmers, via the objects-early style. Three design guidelines for object-early assignments are discussed: (1) emphasize message passing between instances of the same class; (2) use only simple loops that search for smallest or largest values in a sequence; (3) teach linked lists before collections and collections before arra...

This study describes the teaching style behaviors that differentiate between learner-centered and teacher-centered approaches to teaching. The Teaching Style Assessment Scale, which measures style, was completed by 1,261 nursing faculty in Japan. Discriminant analysis cluster revealed distinctive characteristic distinguishing approach from is Personalizing Instruction. Instruction recognizes ut...

Underlying any learning and teaching process is a set of preferred Learning Styles (LSs) and Teaching Styles (TSs) which epitomize the overall educational policy and identification of which is sine qua non for any reform of the educational system. This ex-post-facto study scrutinized preference of Iranian EFL teachers' for Expert, Formal Authority, Personal Model, Facilitator, and Delegator TSs...

Teaching Institutions are up against challenges of an advanced technology of learning with the objective of improving the efficiency of the teaching-learning process. Joining the students’ learning style to the technologies is important to improve the educational process. This work presents the advantages of using mobile devices, associated with the students’ learning styles. The learning which...

Semantic Web technology has been proposed as a key to enhance several aspects of elearning, such as annotation and adaptation to the students’ needs. Based on the same technology, we propose an approach to assist teachers in the process of selecting learning objects to build their own courses. We explicitly take into account teacher’s knowledge, experience and teaching style to maximize the lik...