The use of video technology has become widespread in the teaching and testing of second-language (L2) listening, yet research into how this technology affects the learning and testing process has lagged. The current study investigated how the channel of input (audiovisual vs. audio-only) used on an L2 listening test affected test-taker…

Children were administered the Learning Style Inventory. Analysis revealed that children across sex, grade, and race had a majority of no preferences for the variables considered. The auditory approach was the least preferred learning mode by all groups. Specific diagnosis concerning modality strengths will contribute to a youngster's success in…

To determine whether student achievement could be improved by matching cognitive style to instructional mode, a study was undertaken with 184 high school sophomores and juniors. Students were tested for reading and listening ability and preference and assigned to instruction based on reading and audio presentations. Ability was also tested.…