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The Effect of Manipulatives on Mathematics Achievement across Different Learning Styles
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Kablan, Zeynel – Educational Psychology, 2016
The current study investigates the influence of manipulatives used in combination with traditional approaches to mathematics education and how varying amounts of time spent on manipulative use influence student achievement across different learning styles. Three learning environments were created that incorporated varying proportions of…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Achievement, Cognitive Style, Mathematics Instruction
Reflective Observation in the Clinical Education Setting: A Way to Promote Learning
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Mazerolle, Stephanie M.; Bowman, Thomas G.; Benes, Sarah S. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2015
Context: Clinical experiences help athletic training students gain real-time learning experiences by engaging in patient care. Observational learning has been identified as important to athletic training student development, yet little is known about its effectiveness. Objective: To explore the athletic training students' perspectives on their…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Observational Learning
An Evaluation of Modality Preference Using a "Morse Code" Recall Task
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Hansen, Louise; Cottrell, David – Journal of Experimental Education, 2013
Advocates of modality preference posit that individuals have a dominant sense and that when new material is presented in this preferred modality, learning is enhanced. Despite the widespread belief in this position, there is little supporting evidence. In the present study, the authors implemented a Morse code-like recall task to examine whether…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Learning Modalities, Recall (Psychology), Experiments
Learning Styles of Medical Students Change in Relation to Time
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Gurpinar, Erol; Bati, Hilal; Tetik, Cihat – Advances in Physiology Education, 2011
The aim of the present study was to investigate if any changes exist in the learning styles of medical students over time and in relation to different curriculum models with these learning styles. This prospective cohort study was conducted in three different medical faculties, which implement problem-based learning (PBL), hybrid, and integrated…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Medical Students, Cognitive Style, Problem Based Learning
Students' Learning Styles Compared with Their Teachers' Learning Styles in Upper Secondary School -- A Mismatched Combination
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Boström, Lena – Education Inquiry, 2011
The background to this study is the large number of students who fail to finish upper secondary school with passing grades. The overall aim of this study was to examine one parameter in the didactic interaction between teachers and students, namely differences and similarities in learning styles. This study therefore compares teachers' and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Teaching Styles, Measures (Individuals), High School Teachers
The Relationship of Kolb Learning Styles, Online Learning Behaviors and Learning Outcomes
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Lu, Hong; Jia, Lei; Gong, Shu-hong; Clark, Bruce – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
This study focused on the relationship between Kolb learning styles and the enduring time of online learning behaviors, the relationship between Kolb learning styles and learning outcomes and the relationship between learning outcomes and the enduring time of a variety of different online learning behaviors. Prior to the experiment, 104 students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Electronic Learning, Student Behavior, Time on Task