One thousand and seventy three pairs of adult monozygotic (MZ) twins and 895 pairs of same sex adult dizygotic (DZ) twins from the United Kingdom (UK) completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire: a 32-item measure which assesses two positive and two negative styles of humor. MZ correlations were approximately twice as large as DZ correlations for all four humor styles, and univariate behavioral ge...

In peer assessment, the awarding grades might not accurately reflect the students’ achievement due to potential rating bias or individual abilities. The proposed methodology aims at aggregating students’ ratings to reduce personal bias using agent negotiation. We consider individual learning styles of assessors into the negotiation process and show by an illustrative example and an experiment h...

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...

Observations of adolescent (n = 258; M age = 15.45) peer group triads (n = 86) were analyzed to identify conversation and interaction styles as a function of within-group and between-group centrality status. Group members’ discussions about hypothetical dilemmas were coded for agreements, disagreements, commands, and opinions. Interactions during a hypothetical decision were rated for openness,...

educators have been preoccupied with individual differences in learning for quite a long time. one way of addressing these differences has been a focus on learning styles. understanding students’ learning styles is important for the quality of instructional design. a major problem in measuring the learning styles of learners of english as a foreign language (efl) is the development of a valid a...

Effective patient-provider communication (PPC) promotes patient adherence and retention in long-term care. Sub-Saharan Africa faces unprecedented demand for chronic care for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet adherence and retention remain challenging. In high-income countries, research describing patient preferences for different PPC styles has guided interventions to improve PP...