Administration of the Learning Style Inventory to 324 postsecondary industrial education students in Florida showed the strongest cognitive style was Auditory-Visual-Kinesthetic; 42% were individual, 21.9% group learners; more preferred oral to written style; and the Auditory Language subscale had the lowest mean score and lowest percentage of…

A study involving 96 gifted adolescents examined internal and external validity of the Thinking Styles Inventory (TSI) within the framework of Sternberg's (1988) theory of mental self-government. Results provided evidence of the external discriminant validity but lent only partial support to the internal validity of the instrument. (Author/CR)

Discusses the theories of Robert Gagne who organized what was known about human learning into a useful model for teachers, trainers, and instructional designers. Describes his five domains of performance, eight building blocks of instruction, and nine events of instruction. (JOW)

Argues that the main area of educational research on effective learning should focus on the personal qualities of the educator. Suggests that this requires a mixture of conceptual analysis and psychological insight. Also argues that questions about different kinds of learning should be central to educational research. (DSK)

Interviews with 30 student apprentices, 12 vocational educators, and 15 employers indicated that (1) students were motivated by hands-on experiences and a head start on employment; (2) all groups felt the program developed social skills and work attitudes; and (3) teachers perceived problems not observed by students in school-to-work transitions…

A literature review on motivation and cognitive style and a survey of participants in management development suggests that participants' motivation may not be conducive to effective outcomes. In-house programs using workplace learning models in organizations with strong and pervasive cultures may constrain opportunities to put learning into…

Looks at the North Carolina experiment in implementing learning style theory in residential schools for juvenile delinquents. Asserts that results do not support the theoretical benefits advanced by learning styles proponents. Contains 21 references. (JOW)

Provides a conceptual model for a Web-based Knowledge Construction Support System (KCSS) that helps learners acquire factual knowledge and supports the construction of new knowledge through individual internalization and collaboration with other people. Considers learning communities, motivation, cognitive styles, learning strategies,…

This study investigated the relationship between categorical perception and dyslexia by comparing the discrimination responses of 19 children with dyslexia and 17 average readers to sinewave analogues of speech sounds presented as either nonspeech whistles or as speech sounds. The study found an increased perceptibility of within-category…

Agriculture students (n=174) completed the Group Embedded Figures Test and California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory. Scores indicated a weak critical thinking disposition overall; field independence was the predominant learning style; and females had greater disposition to think critically based on overall scores and construct scores for…

Net Generation learners (those born after 1977) pose a challenge to business educators who must adapt teaching styles to meet students' diverse learning needs and create educational experiences that foster attributes that employers demand. Techniques include facilitation, self-directed real-world projects, and hands-on experiences. (JOW)

The Public Policy Institute, a 3-day civic engagement conference, involved youth and adults learning together as peers. Obersvations and intreviews revealed learning style differences, lack of experience inhibiting youth partipicaiton, and some adult insensitivity to the presence of youth. Replacing lectures with experiential small-group learning,…

Describes components of Kolb's learning styles model and the results of administration of Kolb's Learning Style Inventory to 52 industrial technology students. Matches teaching activities to styles and advocates a balanced instructional delivery system. (Contains 19 references.) (SK)

Measures the learning preference profile development and readiness for self-directed learning over time of two undergraduate student cohorts experiencing different curricular presentations of essentially the same syllabus. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/YDS)

A study of 168 small British manufacturing firms showed that, as they moved from single- to double-loop learning, they adopt more formalized organizational learning methods, such as systems for the management and dissemination of knowledge across the work force. (SK)