Presents results from a research evaluation of the effects of a team approach and learning style preferences in a new hands-on laboratory course in beginning engineering. Results showed that underrepresented minority and women students may be especially motivated to continue at the postsecondary level in engineering and technology. (MKR)

Three methods were used to train 450 Navy personnel in a new computer system: instruction, exploration, or behavior modeling. When learning style matched method, trainees were more successful and satisfied. Behavior modeling training was not influenced by learning style. This group had the highest satisfaction and computer use. (Contains 58…

Studied the interactive effect of instructional strategies enhanced with text-plus-textual metaphors or text-plus-graphical metaphors and cognitive style on the acquisition of programming concepts using a measure of cognitive style and the QUEST Interactive Test Analysis System. Results for 203 undergraduates support the reliability of the…

Presents a discussion of learning styles by Lynn Curry, Rick Daly, Ashley Fields, Peter Honey, David Kolb, Patrick O'Brien and Gary Salton. Addresses learning style theories, style predictability, whether to teach exclusively to one style, and ways to make use of learning styles in corporate settings. (Author/JOW)

Although younger people with more technological savvy are entering the work force, older people are staying in the workplace longer. Trainers must accommodate differences in learning styles when planning their programs. (JOW)

Provides hints that will make school life less stressful for teachers: use visual teaching methods, wait for 100% attention, color code worksheets, use small time blocks, make students responsible for late and makeup work, and give students access to a record of daily activities. (JOW)

Presents a study investigating the role-playing approach as a teaching method. (YDS)

Explored whether a technology-rich environment that promotes a constructivist approach to learning has a significant effect on the learning styles of freshmen high school students. Results of pre- and post-tests on a learning style inventory suggest that a technology-rich environment that promotes collaborative, project-based learning can have an…

Investigated effects of cognitive learning style on academic performance in two university computer applications courses. Discusses use of the Gregorc Style Delineator to collect learning style information over a four-year period. Results indicated a significant effect of learning style on academic performance, and that sequential learners…

Comparison of 39 Virginia technology teachers using modular laboratories and 26 using conventional laboratories showed they were similar in learning style. Modular lab teachers felt that modular labs were suited to implementing most of Virginia's middle school technology education curriculum. (Contains 51 references) (SK)

Results of the Canfield Learning Styles Inventory, completed by 212 secondary business students, showed that most preferred direct experience--hands-on learning. Least preferred was reading, including textbook assignments. Nearly half (98) clustered around applied and independent learning preferences. (SK)

Reports on the successful adoption and implementation of the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles model at a high school and an elementary school that leads to improvements in school climate and culture, resulting in increased student academic achievement. (Contains 14 references.) (PKP)

The New York City Department of Education has recently set forth new mandates for the redesign of classrooms. Teachers must be taught how to redesign their classrooms correctly so that all students will be provided with the necessary space to accommodate their environmental learning-style preferences. By altering the classroom, teachers give some…

This study investigated the learning style preference of 72 elementary preservice teachers who were near the end of their third year of collegiate study. A learning style inventory, the Style Analysis Survey, was administered to determine learning style preferences. The categories assessed were: (a) using physical senses; (b) dealing with people;…

For many teachers and students, it was ThinkQuest that gave them their first experiences with the Internet. A collaborative competition, created by Advanced Network & Services (now managed by the Oracle Education Foundation), ThinkQuest asked students to form teams and create Web sites that were designed to help other students learn something. In…