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What Are the Learning Styles of Community College Accounting Teachers and Students?
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Engel, A. M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The first year accounting college course is considered a gatekeeper course. If a student fails this course, it could affect their entire degree program (Duchac & Amoruso, 2012). In addition, it might preclude them from employment opportunities in the accounting profession (Pratt, 2013; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cognitive Style, Learning Strategies, Accounting
Effectiveness of Multimedia Elements in Computer Supported Instruction: Analysis of Personalization Effects, Students' Performances and Costs
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Zaidel, Mark; Luo, XiaoHui – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2010
This study investigates the efficiency of multimedia instruction at the college level by comparing the effectiveness of multimedia elements used in the computer supported learning with the cost of their preparation. Among the various technologies that advance learning, instructors and students generally identify interactive multimedia elements as…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Learning Modules, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
A School Where Learning Styles Make a Difference.
Lemmon, Patricia – Principal, 1985
When the teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School in Hutchinson, Kansas, used the Learning Style Inventory to determine the best learning conditions for each student, then allowed students to study and take standardized tests under their preferred conditions, improved behavior and achievement were noted at all ability and grade levels. (PGD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement