The use of information technology (IT) in education has accelerated rapidly. From the learner’s perspective, e-learning is self-service and allows an individual great flexibility and control as well as access to hyperlinked interactive multimedia contents while learning at preferred paces and times. Prior information systems (IS) research has investigated different aspects of elearning; however...

With the exponential growth of Internet technology, the notion of users’ cognition when navigating such a vast information space has gained prominence. Studies suggest that metaphors can serve as effective tools to scaffold users’ mental modeling processes. However, how users conceive of the metaphorical aid (as opposed to simply how they perceive it) remains questionable. Cognitive style, or t...

introduction. several factors may influence teaching – learning ptocess. one of them is individual learning style. teacher must consider students’ learning style to enhance their academic performance. the aim of this survey was determiuation the learning style (based on the kolb experiential learning theory) among medical students of qazvin medical faculty. methods. this is a descriptive study ...

Horton DM, Wiederman SD, Saint DA. Assessment outcome is weakly correlated with lecture attendance: influence of learning style and use of alternative materials. Adv Physiol Educ 36: 108–115, 2012; doi:10.1152/advan.00111.2011.—The relation between lecture attendance and learning is surprisingly weak, and the role of learning styles in this is poorly understood. We hypothesized that 1) academic...

Abstract Although a great deal of research has been done on leadership styles, and university students have often the subject exploratory in social sciences, Full Range Leadership model applied to young people only few instances. In this article, authors seek survey preferred styles among Hungarian explore how they correlate with managerial entrepreneurial inclination. A complex analysis style ...

Scenarios which reflect the concept of receptive learning and the acquisition metaphor of learning (Sfard 1998) are well addressed in the current discussion on educational metadata and standards. A typical scenario looks as follows: Learning material is produced by an author, sampled to courses by a course designer, classified according to skill taxonomies, and finally distributed to a learner....