Matching Learning Styles with Teaching Styles: Is It a Useful Concept in Instruction?.

Davidson, Gayle V.

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ERIC Number: EJ410629

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Publication Date: 1990

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Matching Learning Styles with Teaching Styles: Is It a Useful Concept in Instruction?

Davidson, Gayle V.

Performance and Instruction, v29 n4 p36-38 Apr 1990

Discusses the concept of matching instructional methods to learning styles to improve student performance. Research on learning styles is reviewed, and other benefits of investigating learning styles are suggested, including recognizing the cognitive and affective diversity among students and encouraging more versatile teaching techniques. (15 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Research Utilization, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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