In the learning process, there are some elements that have to be noticed in order to make it effective and optimal. The elements are; the objective of the learning process, the type of content, the learning method, the delivery media, and the learning style of the students. The focus of this research was the learning style of the students, in the learning context with interactive multimedia (an...

AIM To determine the predominant learning style preferences of undergraduate nursing students. METHOD A demographic questionnaire and Honey and Mumford's (2000a) learning styles questionnaire were administered to a purposive sample of 136 students. RESULTS A response rate of 81% (110) was obtained. The results are congruent with U.K. studies, which show that the reflector is the preferred l...

In designing learning materials there is often the assumption that all trainees will learn in a similar manner. This approach ignores the important issue of individual differences in cognitive style. Cognitive style may be defined as an individual’s consistent approach to organising and processing information during thinking. Style does not appear to be related to intelligence and reflects qual...

LEARNING STYLE THEORY, as i t i s understood by theorists in educational psychology, can be applied to the reference desk interview process by knowledgeable staff in order to facilitate more effective interactions. Learning styles are key elements to consider when matching staff responses to the instructional content of user assistance. This article will examine the applicable issues of learnin...

Typography is a ubiquitous art form that affects our understanding, perception, and trust in what we read. Thousands of different font-faces have been created with enormous variations in the characters. In this paper, we learn the style of a font by analyzing a small subset of only four letters. From these four letters, we learn two tasks. The first is a discrimination task: given the four lett...