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Differences in Learning Styles of Dominican and Puerto Rican Students: We Are Latinos from the Caribbean; Our First Language Is Spanish, However; Our Learning Preferences Are Different
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Maldonado-Torres, Sonia E. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Dominican and Puerto Rican students' learning style. Findings of the study demonstrated differences between the learning preferences of Dominican and Puerto Rican students in the elements of Motivation (t = 2.846, p = 0.005), Several Ways of Learning (t = 2.351, p = 0.020), and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Hispanic American Students, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
The Learning Styles of Community College Art Students.
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Gusentine, Stephen D.; Keim, Marybelle C. – Community College Review, 1996
Reviews literature on learning styles and describes the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI). Discusses a study utilizing the Kolb LSI to determine the learning styles and characteristics of community college art students. Identifies two main groups: younger males interested in majoring in art and older females taking noncredit courses. (10…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
A Factor Analytic Comparison of Four Learning-Styles Instruments.
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Ferrell, Barbara G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Four learning-style instruments, differing in form, length, language, and conceptualization of learning style, were administered to 471 high school and community college students. All four instruments measured behaviors outlined by one conceptualization in the literature to comprise learning style, but none of the instruments measured all types of…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Biological Influences, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style
Identifying Predictors of High Risk among Community College Telecourse Students.
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Dille, Brian; Mezack, Michael – American Journal of Distance Education, 1991
Describes a study that was conducted to identify predictors of high-risk students enrolled in telecourses at a community college. The use of Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (RIELC) and Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI) are explained, hypotheses tested are discussed, and demographic variables are examined. (seven references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges