The Ecolab is an interactive learning environment constructed with the aim of providing a tool to investigate how software can offer help and support to an individual learner. The design framework is informed by Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and previous work on face to face tutorial assistance. Three Ecolab versions implement different variations and combinations of design feat...

background and purpose: learning style is the processing of information and comprehension. if teachers present contents in a style that matches a student’s preferred learning style, academic performance and success will improve. if content retention improves it will result in an increase in the test scores. it is also important to determine if students, as a group, fit into a particular style o...

background and purpose: presently, the method of medical teaching has shifted from lecture-based to computer-based. the learning style may play a key role in the attitude toward learning computer. the goal of this study was to study the relationship between the learning style and attitude toward computer among iranian medical students. methods: this cross-sectional study included 400 medical st...

This study was an attempt to shed light on the relationship between perceptual learning styles and perceptual teaching styles of Iranian EFL learners and teachers. It further investigated the relationship between perceptual learning style and the age, gender, and proficiency of Iranian EFL learners. A total of 112 students and 23 teachers participated in this study. The data was collected using...

The present investigation sought to explore the relationship between learning styles and writing behaviors of EFL learners in a blended environment. It also aimed to identify the learning style types best predicting writing behaviors. Initially, the participants' preferred learning styles were identified through the Kolb’s learning style inventory (Kolb, 1984). Secondly, data were obtained thro...

Learning style in SLA is one of the individual factors in SLA. This paper starts by stating the importance of studying learning styles. Then it quotes several definitions of learning style. The main part of it sums up the types and models of learning styles. Learning style is mainly divided into three categories: perceptual learning style, cognitive learning style and personality learning style...