According to many recent studies the effect of learning style on academic performance has been found to be significant and mismatch between teaching and learning styles causes learning failure and frustration. Thus balancing the teaching style and the students’ learning style is very important. When emphasizing the individual learning processes, web-based learning offers a good opportunity for ...

This paper investigates learning processes across a built environment design curriculum through the recognition of the four learning styles defined in the experiential learning theory of Kolb, i.e., ‘accommodating’, ‘diverging’, ‘assimilating’ and ‘converging.’ The paper focuses on the results of a cross-curriculum learning style survey. The results of the survey appear to explain why many prio...

PURPOSE Although problem-based learning (PBL) has been popularized in many colleges, few studies have analyzed the relationship between individual differences and PBL. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between learning style and the perception on the effects of PBL. METHODS Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Style Scales was used to assess the learning styles of 38 stud...

In order to determine student attitudes toward various aspects of network-based instruction 234 individuals voluntarily participated in research to ascertain their tendencies that will likely facilitate, or interfere with, interacting and learning from this innovative technology. Participants were requested to respond anonymously to 60 items of a survey, designed to assess their attitudes towar...

Introduction. Several Factors may influence teaching – learning ptocess. One of them is individual learning style. Teacher must consider students’ learning style to enhance their academic Performance. The aim of this survey was determiuation the learning style (Based on the kolb experiential learning theory) among medical students of Qazvin medical Faculty. Methods. This is a descriptive study...

Abstract Introduction and Purpose: Students’ academic progress in the universities of medical sciences and its related factors is one of the priorities of researches in education. Learning styles and students engagement are the influential factors of this variable. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the condition of learning styles and student engagement and its rel...

OBJECTIVE To compare learning styles of undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. STUDY DESIGN Observational, comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Medical Education, Army Medical College, NUST, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, during February and March 2012. METHODOLOGY A total of 170 students were divided into two equal groups of undergraduate students of Army Medical...

A shift from a traditional to a progressive model of education has led to an increased interest in learners’ individual differences. The new paradigm is studentcentred, based on inclusiveness, cooperative learning, and encourages diversity. Furthermore, technology is seen as having the potential to enhance the capabilities of the learner and the teacher [1]. The interest in individual differenc...

This research contributes to answer the question whether learning/cognitive styles of students serve as a justified starting point for creating target-group appropriate instruction. The study was realized in a self-regulated problem-based learning environment. Data of 56 participants on their individual learning styles, their acquired problem solution and their increase in declarative knowledge...