Kolb's experiential learning theory has been widely influential in adult learning. The theory and associated instruments continue to be criticized, but rarely is the graphical model itself examined. This is significant because models can aid scientific understanding and progress, as well as theory development and research. Applying accepted…

This study explores the effectiveness of Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory in identifying learning styles and implications for inservice education programs for county extension agents in Kentucky. The authors also attempt to validate the use of the inventory as a framework for designing and conducting adult education programs. (Author/SK)

Describes study of health care employees that was designed to determine whether learning styles affect outcomes of learning with two computer-assisted instruction (CAI) design strategies, linear and branching. Use of the 4MAT Learning Styles Inventory is explained, and implications of the results for educators and courseware designers are…