British Journal of Educational Technology doi:10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.00937.x Vol 41 No 2 2010 307–323 The impact of individual differences on e-learning system satisfaction: A contingency approach Hsi-Peng Lu and Ming-Jen Chiou Hsi-Peng Lu is a professor of Information Management at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Ming-Jen Chiou is a PhD student at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and a lecturer at St. John’s University. Address for correspondence:
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There are numerous methods used to determine learning styles. According to Zhou (2011)‚ learning strategies are described as “ any sets of operations‚ steps‚ plans‚ routines used by the learner to facilitate the obtaining‚ storage‚ retrieval and use of information” (p‚ 10). VARK model is one of the most commonly used learning styles. It was developed by Neil Fleming in the year 1987. VARK is a questioner tool can assist people to improve their learning skill and the communication ability. More over
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Analysis paper There are several styles of learning that are used by individuals. VARK is an acronym that stand for visual‚ aural‚ read/write‚ and kinesthetic that is used for measuring an individuals style of learning. These different learning styles will be discussed as well as ways to improve study habits to best fit this authors learning style. Visual learners retain information best when they are able to use flow sheets‚ maps‚ diagrams or models when learning new information. This type of learner
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significantly on effective learning skills since learning is the essential process for a person to acquire new knowledge and capabilities (Reynolds et al. 2002). The related key skills could be roughly catalogued into three main aspects‚ i.e. intellectual skills‚ inter-personal skills and others. Both students and professional employees are expected to have sufficient skills for their roles‚ however‚ different people are strong in different learning ways. These various learning ways were defined academically
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with their preference of learning style. The learning styles that VARK offers can help people develop additional and effective strategies for learning and for making your communication skills better. The styles that this questionnaire determines are Visual‚ Aural‚ Read/Write‚ Kinesthetic‚ or you can be multimodal which means you have a multiple learning preference. In this paper I will summarize the results received after taking the questionnaire and the other learning styles. After taking the questionnaire
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Tutor: Geoff Hughes Roles‚ responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning All people irrespective of age have different learning styles. All learning styles are influenced by their personality‚ culture‚ career choice‚ and current job role. Teachers should assess the learning styles of their students and adapt their classroom methods to best fit each student’s learning style. Research conducted by the Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) shows that ‘identifying needs’ is the first step in the training
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teaching and nursing and contributes to organization development.’’ Professional development requires self-directed‚ independent learning. It also demands an active rather than passive approach to learning. It differs from other forms of learning because it requires us to decide that needs to be learned or un-learned‚ how to learn it‚ and how to test and assess our learning. Introduction to Outcome1:- The main objective of this project is to assess personal and professional skills require to achieve
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How do boys and girls experience school? Somewhat differently it seems‚ because their learning styles tend to differ somewhat. Although individual differences always trump gender-related differences‚ here are some differences between the ways boys and girls in K12 grades classrooms behave that have implications for teaching and learning. Girls are more likely to Boys are more likely to 1. be good listeners -a trait that serves them well in today ’s language-rich classrooms. 1. do well when
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Questionnaire My learning style is noted to be multimodal. This style stipulates that an individual has multiple ways of learning‚ instead of one or two ways as other learners. Some persons maybe a Visual learner meaning that they learn by looking at pictures or diagrams. Others may be Aural‚ by listening they learn best. There is also a learning style that best suits some individuals called the Read/Write where individuals learn by taking notes and reading in order to memorizing. Another style of learning
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individual ways of thinking associated with different styles and models of education‚ which are different approaches in the selection of methods of education. In an ideal situation‚ each student has its own individual style of learning that takes into account the mental ability‚ capacity of the environment‚ culture and other parameters. In general‚ the learning style - a set of unique techniques‚ methods‚ methods of teaching and learning‚ the approach to the organization of the mechanisms of
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