Effects Of Teaching Approach On Problem Solving Ability Of Agricultural Education Students With Varying Learning Styles

The community of researchers supporting instruction on design thinking has a significant body of materials to help students understand and master the process of creative problem solving in design. Missing, we argue are materials and processes which directly support the design of inclusive technologies for persons with disabilities. We present ‘Inclusion by Design’, an interactive and participative crash course designed to introduce students to techniques that may be useful in an inclusive design process. In a single 75-minute session, students explore the inclusive design of a transportation technology for a visually impaired persona. We report on our findings from a single pilot of the crash course involving six diverse students within a graduate course on Inclusive Design. Our findings suggest that the course may be effective in introducing techniques like storyboarding, scenario creation, and low fidelity prototyping to students using an approach that may be effective for various learning styles.

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The Relationship between Learning Styles and Academic Performance: Consistency among Multiple Assessment Methods in Psychology and Education Students

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063341 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3341

Author(s):

Jesús Maya ◽

Juan F. Luesia ◽

Javier Pérez-Padilla

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Learning Styles ◽

Primary Education ◽

High Performance ◽

Multiple Choice ◽

Assessment Methods ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Education Students ◽

The Relationship

Universities strive to ensure quality education focused on the diversity of the student body. According to experiential learning theory, students display different learning preferences. This study has a three-fold objective: to compare learning styles based on personal and educational variables, to analyze the association between learning styles, the level of academic performance, and consistency of performance in four assessment methods, and to examine the influence of learning dimensions in students with medium-high performance in the assessment methods. An interdisciplinary approach was designed involving 289 psychology, early childhood education and primary education students at two universities in Spain. The Learning Style Inventory was used to assess learning styles and dimensions. The assessment methods used in the developmental psychology course included the following question formats: multiple-choice, short answer, creation-elaboration and an elaboration question on the relationship between theory and practice. Univariate analysis, multivariate analysis, and binomial logistic models were computed. The results reveal Psychology students to be more assimilative (theoretical and abstract), while early childhood and primary education students were evenly distributed among styles and were more divergent and convergent (practical) in absolute terms. In addition, high scores in perception (abstract conceptualization) were associated with a high level of performance on the multiple-choice tests and the elaboration question on the relationship between theory and practice. Abstract conceptualization was also associated with medium-high performance in all assessment methods and this variable predicted consistent high performance, independent of the assessment method. This study highlights the importance of promoting abstract conceptualization. Recommendations for enhancing this learning dimension are presented.

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Relationships between Learning Styles and Performance on Problem-Solving Tasks

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1986.59.3.1135 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 59 (3) ◽

pp. 1135-1138 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Penny Armstrong ◽

Ernest McDaniel

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Learning Styles ◽

Learning Style ◽

Choice Point ◽

Relevant Information ◽

And Performance ◽

Problem Solving Task

A computerized problem-solving task was employed to study the relationships among problem-solving behaviors and learning styles. College students made choices to find their way home in a simulated “lost in the woods” task and wrote their. reasons at each choice point. Time to read relevant information and time to make decisions were measured by the computer clock. These variables were correlated with learning style variables from Schmeck's (1977) questionnaire. The findings indicated that subjects who perceived themselves as competent learners take more time on the problem-solving task, use more information and make fewer wrong choices.

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PENGARUH GAYA MENGAJAR TEKNOLOGIS GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA KRISTEN TERHADAP GAYA BELAJAR VISUAL SISWA KELAS VIII SMP N 1 PAHAE JULU K KABUPATEN TAPANULI UTARA TAHUN PEMBELAJARAN 2018/2019”

Areopagus : Jurnal Pendidikan Dan Teologi Kristen ◽

10.46965/ja.v17i1.230 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 6-10

Author(s):

Martha Simorangkir

Keyword(s):

Learning Styles ◽

Christian Education ◽

Significant Influence ◽

Teaching Style ◽

Visual Learning ◽

Regression Equation ◽

Education Students ◽

Class Viii

vAbstract, The research aims to know of percentage the teknological teaching style of teachers christianeducation towards students visual learning styles in class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Pahae Julu Tapanuli Utararegency in 2018/2019 academic years. The hypothesis of this research was: there is a positive and significantinfluence teknological teaching style of teachers christian education towards students visual learning styles inclass VIII SMP Negeri 1 Pahae Julu Tapanuli Utara in 2018/2019 academic years.Research instrument in the form of a closed questionnaire prepared by the research. analyzing datawas indicated that the teknological teaching style of teachers christian education towards students visuallearning styles in class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Pahae Julu Tapanuli Utara by 16,40 % with the calculation bycomparing tcount ttable namely 2,426 2,042. Tes the regression equation between X and Y with.Hypothesis test indicated that the Fcount Ftable namely 5,870 1,62 then H0 rejected and Haaccepted. the conclusion drawn from this study was there is a positive and significant influence teknologicalteaching style of teachers christian education towards students visual learning styles in class VIII SMP Negeri 1Pahae Julu Tapanuli Utara regency in 2018/2019 academic years.Keywords : teknological teaching style of teachers christian education, students visual learning styles.

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Using the Spanish Online Resource Aula Virtual de Español (AVE) to Promote a Blended Teaching Approach in High School Spanish Language Classrooms / Utilisation de la ressource en ligne espagnole AVE pour favoriser l’approche de l’enseignement hybride

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie ◽

10.21432/t2gw22 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Martine Pellerin ◽

Carlos Soler Montes

Keyword(s):

Learning Styles ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Spanish Language ◽

Teaching Approach ◽

Target Language ◽

Online Resource ◽

Language Classroom ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Delivery Approach ◽

Blended Teaching

The study explores the effectiveness of the implementation of blended teaching (BT) by combining the Spanish online resource Aula Virtual de Español (AVE) with the face-to-face (F2F) delivery approach in second language Spanish programs in two high schools in Alberta, Canada. Findings demonstrate the effectiveness of combining the online resource AVE to the F2F teaching approach to promote BT in the Spanish language classroom. The use of BT approach in the language classroom had a positive impact on the students’ attitudes towards the study of the language, the students’ motivation and their participation levels in class, as well as their use of the target language in the classroom. Moreover, the multimodal experiences provided by the use of the online AVE resource combined with the F2F delivery approach responded more to the different learners learning styles and specific needs. Finally, the use of online AVE in conjunction with F2F teaching was also perceived as an effective tool in the preparation for the International Spanish Diplomas (DELE) taken by the students in the more advanced Spanish classes. La présente étude explore l’efficacité de l’enseignement hybride combinant l’utilisation de la ressource espagnole en ligne Aula Virtual de Español (AVE) et l’interaction face à face dans les programmes d’enseignement de l’espagnol, langue seconde, dans deux écoles secondaires de l’Alberta (Canada). Les résultats démontrent l’efficacité de la combinaison de la ressource en ligne AVE à la prestation face à face pour favoriser l’approche de l’enseignement hybride dans les cours d’espagnol. L’utilisation de l’approche de l’enseignement hybride dans le cours de langue a eu une incidence positive sur l’attitude des élèves relativement à l’apprentissage de la langue, la motivation des élèves et leur taux de participation en classe, ainsi que leur utilisation de la langue d’apprentissage dans la classe. En outre, les expériences multimodales fournies par l’utilisation de la ressource en ligne AVE et l’interaction face à face correspondaient mieux aux styles d’apprentissage et aux besoins particuliers des apprenants. Enfin, l’utilisation de la ressource en ligne AVE et de l’interaction face à face a aussi été perçue comme un outil efficace de préparation aux Diplômes internationaux d’espagnol (DIE) entrepris par les élèves des cours d’espagnol plus avancés.

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