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Rachel M. Wong; David Alpizar; Olusola O. Adesope; Krista R. A. Nishida – School Science and Mathematics, 2024
Electrochemistry, a key topic in introductory chemistry, is a topic that many students struggle with conceptually. Visual learning tools like concept maps allow the externalization of key concepts and the relationships between these concepts may aid in students' acquisition and retention of newly learned electrochemistry concepts. Partnering with…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Student Interests, Introductory Courses, Chemistry
Denna McCalla-Howell – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research study analyzes how the predictor variables sensing-intuitive learning style, verbal-visual learning style, gender, major, and degree level of adult learners predict student intrinsic motivation-to know, extrinsic motivation-external regulation, and amotivation to pursue an online graduate degree. The primary research question states:…
Descriptors: Learning Modalities, Academic Degrees, Gender Differences, Majors (Students)
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Afshar, Hassan Soodmand; Bayat, Mahsa – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
The present study investigated the relationship between language learning strategy use, learning styles, gender, and second language (L2) achievement of Iranian English for academic purposes (EAP) learners. To this end, 120 Iranian EAP learners majoring in various fields of humanities including political sciences, psychology, economics and law…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Choi, Jean; Sardar, Shaila – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
Although specific cognitive abilities, cognitive style, and learning preferences are assumed to be inter-related, the empirical evidence supporting this assumption is mixed. Cognitive style refers to how individuals represent information, and learning preference refers to how individuals prefer the presentation of information (Mayer & Massa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style
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Dobson, John L. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2009
Learning styles may be classified according to the sensory modality that one most prefers to use when internalizing information. The four major sensory modalities are visual, aural or auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between preferred learning style, gender, and course scores in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Females, Visual Learning, Physiology
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George-Palilonis, Jennifer; Filak, Vincent – International Journal on E-Learning, 2010
As graphically driven, animated, interactive applications offer educators new opportunities for shaping course content, new avenues for research arise as well. Along with these developments comes a need to study the effectiveness of the individual tools at our disposal as well as various methods for integrating those tools in a classroom setting.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Learner Engagement, Science Instruction, Electronic Learning