Effectiveness of the Multimedia Training Module on Farmer’s Knowledge in using Bio-control Agents : An Experimental Investigation

The present study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the multimedia training modules in terms of knowledge gain among bio-control user’s farmers. The study was purposively conducted in Chhattisgarh where, a total of 200 biocontrol user’s farmers were selected randomly and divide into eight groups equally. Bio-control agents was selected as farm technology based on new and need based one. The Barsch learning style inventory was used to access the learning style of farmers and results showed that majority (67.67%) of them were preferred visual learning style. The knowledge was assessed through in-build knowledge test on the specific aspects. From the result, at Dhamtari district, the Group-I (Katalboard) has highest (144.37%) knowledge gain and in Raipur district Group-V (Baronda) has lowest (37.60%) knowledge gain. The overall knowledge gain ranges from 37.60 per cent to 144.37 per cent in the study area; this variation indicated that the farmers having different level of knowledge aspects in the biocontrol agents. There was also statistically significant gain in knowledge (t-test 23.91) from pre to post exposure mean scores which can be interpreted that the multimedia training module had significant effect on the knowledge gain on bio-control agents farming practices. The results of the study clearly indicate the importance of multimedia training modules in transfer of knowledge and skill on scientific farming practices.

Reflexões acerca dos estilos de aprendizagem no contexto do Ensino Fundamental

Analisar as preferências de estilo de aprendizagem de estudantes e professores do Ensino Fundamental. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo estudo exploratório. Participaram efetivamente do estudo 193 estudantes e 19 professores do Ensino Fundamental, pertencentes a duas escolas da rede pública de ensino de Alegrete-RS. Foi utilizado o Inventário dos Estilos de Aprendizagem – IEA (Learning Style Inventory – LSI) de David Kolb para a coleta dos dados. Observou-se que os estilos de aprendizagem predominantes no perfil dos estudantes foram o Assimilador (n=89; 46,25%) e o Convergente (n=61; 31,73%). Notou-se que o estilo de aprendizagem Convergente predomina o perfil dos professores (n=9; 47,37%) respondentes. Percebeu que há uma distribuição mais uniforme entre os estilos de aprendizagem dos professores do que os estilos dos estudantes. Isso leva a entender que os estilos de ensino predominante dos professores apresentam compatibilidade com os estilos de aprendizagem dos estudantes. Notou-se que há vários perfis de aprendizado e de ensino. Comprendeu-se que os estilos de aprendizagem dos professores, que se baseiam para ensinar, abarcam diversos estilos de aprendizagem dos seus alunos. A partir disso, entende-se que o perfil dos professores possibilita explorar as distintas maneiras que os estudantes tendem a aprender. Acredita-se que identificar os estilos de aprendizagem é uma estratégia pedagógica que, aliada ao uso de metodologias inovadoras no ensino, tem potencial de auxiliar na eficácia de intervenções educativas e na qualidade do processo de ensino e de aprendizagem.

Analysis of David Kolb's Learning Style According to Mathematical Representation Ability

The purpose of this study was to describe David Kolb's learning style according to the mathematical representation of students. This research is qualitative. The subjects of this study were students of class VIII SMP Agus Salim Semarang. The data were obtained by using the test method of the mathematical representation ability instrument, questionnaire of KLSI (Kolb Learning Style Inventory), interviews, and documentation. The results of this study are: (1). Students with High Mathematical Representation Ability tend to have an assimilator type of learning style, (2). Students with Medium Mathematical Representation Ability tend to have a converger learning style type, and (3). Students with Low Mathematical Representation Ability tend to have a divergent learning style. Teachers are suggested to identify students’ learning styles to be the best teachers for students. It is also recommended to collect mathematical representation-based problems to improve students' mathematical representation skills. Keywords: David Kolb, Mathematics Representation, Assimilator, Converger, Diverger

Preferred Learning Styles of Accounting Major Students

The general objective of this research is to determine the learning style of accounting major students of a university in Central Luzon, Philippines, and the corresponding teaching strategy for the identified learning style. By conducting a cross-sectional descriptive research design on learning styles among three hundred fifty-three (353) accounting major students, the combination of learning styles that best describe the accounting major students using Kolb Learning Style Inventory Model is said to be ‘reflector’ style using the diverging strategies which are watching and feeling, following a combination of concrete experiences and reflective observation. The proposed teaching strategies will aid teachers in adjusting their teaching methods that suited for the learning style of accounting major students versus the current teaching methods being received by accounting students today.

The Effect of Educational Game Method on Learning Achievements of Seventh-grade Students with Different Learning Styles

This research aimed to investigate the effect of the educational game method on the learning achievements of seventh-grade students with different learning styles. A case study was used in the research. The study group of the study consisted of 120 secondary school seventh-grade students studying in the central and rural areas of Erzurum. The Kolb Learning Style Inventory and the achievement test developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics, dependent groups t-test, and one-way ANOVA were used in data analysis. As a result of the research, it was determined that the students in this study have the most diverging, least accommodating learning style. It was determined that the educational game method significantly increased learning achievement in all learning styles. It was determined that there was no statistically significant difference among the learning achievements of students with different learning styles applied educational game method. The effects of the educational game method can be evaluated by applying for a longer period of time in teaching different subjects.

The Effects of Culture on Learning Styles: The Sample of Ondokuz Mayıs University

This study examines the effect of culture on learning styles. The study sample consisted of undergraduate and graduate students, most of whom are foreign nationals, studying in different departments of Ondokuz Mayıs University in Samsun, Turkey. Based on the experiential learning theory (ELT), Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory (KLSI) was used as a data collection tool to define individual learning styles. By examining previous studies such as the Global Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (GLOBE), the study focused on categorizing cultural differences. 193 participants from 35 different nationalities were included in one of three cultural clusters (The Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia). In the first part of the study, the dominant learning styles of each cultural cluster were evaluated based on Kolb's traditional 4 learning styles (diverging, converging, assimilating, and accommodating) and the new 9 learning styles (experiencing, imagining, reflecting, analysing, thinking, deciding, acting, balancing) defined in KLSI 3.2 and KLSI 4. It was analysed whether there was a statistically significant difference in the dominant learning styles among the cultural clusters. The results of the analysis showed that there was no significant difference among the cultural clusters according to 4 learning style classifications, whereas there were significant differences among the cultural clusters according to Kolb’s 9 learning style classifications. In the second part of the study, it was evaluated whether there was a significant difference among the cultural clusters according to the modes of grasping experience – concrete experience (CE) and abstract conceptualization (AC) – and two dialectically related modes of transforming experience—reflective observation defined in the ELT model. Keywords: learning style, Kolb learning style inventory (KLSI), culture, cultural dimensions, cultural clusters, higher education

Reviewing the Structure of Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory From Factor Analysis and Thurstonian Item Response Theory (IRT) Model Approaches

Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (LSI) continues to generate a great debate among researchers, given the contradictory evidence resulting from its psychometric properties. One primary criticism focuses on the artificiality of the results derived from its internal structure because of the ipsative nature of the forced-choice format. This study seeks to contribute to the resolution of this debate. A short version of Kolb’s LSI with a forced-choice format and an additional inventory scored on a Likert scale was completed by a sample of students of the University Católica del Norte in Antofagasta, Chile. The data obtained from the two forms of the reduced version of the LSI were compared using principal component analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and the Thurstonian Item Response Theory model. The results support the hypothesis of the existence of four learning mode dimensions. However, they do not support the existence of the learning styles as proposed by Kolb, indicating that said reports are the product of the artificial structure generated by the ipsative forced-choice format .

Pengembangan Aplikasi Inventori Gaya Belajar (IGB) Berbasis Andrioid Bagi Siswa SMA

This study examines the Android-based Learning Style Inventory (IGB) Application for High School Students in Bantaeng Regency. The main problem in this research is that students do not know the learning styles they have and in the school counseling teachers do not have special counseling hours in class . The development research model is the development model Borg and Gall modified by researchers. Research subjects are divided into expert subjects, namely material experts and media experts. The data collection technique was carried out by surveying through interviews, questionnaires and documentation. The data were analyzed by means of content analysis techniques on qualitative data and quantitative analysis techniques. The results of the development research were completed with two test stages, namely the expert test (expert validation) and the small group test, and one revision stage covering; revisions based on expert tests and revisions based on small group tests. revisions were carried out covering several aspects, namely aspects of material content, aspects of media content and applications, usability, feasibility and accuracy and usefulness of the IGB application for students. Based on the expert test material guidance and counseling, the media expert test and learning design and practitioner test get a research scale assessment that is in the very valid category. The learning style inventory (IGB) application in the acceptance test is in a very high category, the product is declared to be used and implemented. Thus, the Android-based Learning Style Inventory (IGB) application developed is said to be appropriate, accepted and can be used for high school students in Bantaeng Regency.

Assessing learning styles of medical students using Kolb’s learning style inventory and their association with preferred teaching methodologies

Objective: To determine the frequency of learning styles of medical students by using David Kolb’s learning style inventory and its association with preferred teaching methodologies. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among over 500 medical students of Baqai Medical College, Baqai Medical University, Gadap, Karachi, form July 2019 to October, 2019. David Kolb’s learning style questionnaire, and a 2nd questionnaire to know preference for different teaching methodologies were distributed to the students. Learning styles were identified and their association with preferred teaching methods was checked by Chi-square test. Results: The mean age of the medical students was 21.5±1.69 years. Two hundred and thirteen (40.7%) participants were males and 310 (59.3%) females. By learning styles, 268 (51.7%) medical students were divergers, 118 (22.8%) were assimilators, 86 (16.6%) were accomodators and 46 (8.9%) were convergers. A significant association was found between learning styles and selected teaching methodologies such as interactive lectures (p=0.013), small group discussion (p=0.039) and self-study (p=0.032) while problem based learning, demonstration on models, lab work, one-way lecture and student presentation were not found to be significantly associated with learning styles. Conclusion: Majority of the medical students had diverger (51.7%) and assimilator (22.8%) learning styles. The teaching methodologies of interactive lectures, small group discussion and self-study were found to be associated with learning styles. Aligning our instructional strategies with learning styles of the medical students will improve learning and academic performance. Clinical Trial Number: Not Applicable Keywords: Learning, Problem-Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Continuous...