... agents. Moreover, a system prototype is developed reflecting the hybrid approach to supporting adaptivity in any given learning management system based on learners’ learning styles. Design/methodology/approach This paper offers a brief review of current frameworks and systems to support adaptivity...

... is palpable although there remain pockets of considerable resistance to this change. There is also growing recognition in higher education of the need to align classroom knowledge delivery with the distinct student thinking and learning styles. The work by Gardner (1999) , who asserts there are eight...

.... Support was also available to students during the course. The average answer for the question “do you feel that you got enough training for using Prezi in the course” was 4.15. All of the students answered with a rating of 3 or more. Higher education Lecture Learning styles Prezi Twitter Finland...

... imposed by present online environments, the resulting impact on specific learning styles, and possible solutions to overcome these limitations are discussed. Practical implications Both quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews established a positive impact on student learning, thus justifying...

...Beate Baltes Purpose Numerous attempts have been made to link a particular learning style to either a particular culture, gender, or even a generation. In a typically heterogeneous online class, it is impossible to address every participant's culture or the degree of assimilation to a particular...

... of virtual learning environments (VLEs) about the variation and value of specific learning styles and approaches in relation to effective learning in those online environments. University teachers speak readily about learning style preferences, cognitive strategies and andragogical principles (based...

...Sophie E. Peter; Elizabeth Bacon; Mohammad Dastbaz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss how learning styles and theories are currently used within personalised adaptable e‐learning adaptive systems. This paper then aims to describe the e‐learning platform iLearn and how this platform...

... the particular learners will do that may be different. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Learning styles E‐learning Learning methods As already mentioned the most commonly used means of collecting data concerning user's profile is a questionnaire. Many such tools are in electronic...

...Karen Becker; Jo Kehoe; Beth Tennent Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which learning styles influence tertiary students' preferences for flexible delivery and assessment methods in higher education. Design/methodology/approach A voluntary self‐administered...

...Alina Zapalska; Dallas Brozik Purpose The purpose of this paper is to recognize that individual learning styles must be taken into account in the instructional design template used in online education. The paper argues that when students' learning styles are identified, it is possible to define...

...Jason Watson; Glenn Hardaker Purpose Seeks to show that the software development process is based on the premise to provide an enhanced e‐learning environment by supporting individual learning styles and preferences through the use of emerging adaptive technologies that also enable performance...

... encourages these students to proceed by giving them enough feedback to assure them that they are mastering the material. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Software use Learning styles Internet Higher education The past half decade has seen an incredible boom of Internet‐based businesses as both...

... seizing control of the way technology is used in education. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Internet Higher education Computer‐based training Design and development Students Learning styles Each issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education contains news of the movement of higher...

... Learning styles Foreign languages References Auden , W.H. (1962), The Dyer’s Hand and Other Essays , Random House , New York, NY. du Bellay , J. (1967), Les Regrets. Les Antiquites de Rome, La Defense et Illustration de la Langue francaise , edition etablie par S. de Sacy...