ERIC Number: EJ1012511
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Learning Styles: What We Know and What We Need
Dunn, Rita; Honigsfeld, Andrea
Educational Forum, v77 n2 p225-232 2013
In this essay, the authors argue that understanding students' learning styles is likely to (a) help teachers recognize the causes of some academic problems, and (b) lead to better planned, differentiated instruction. Learning style, as defined by Dunn and Dunn, is highlighted, and research supporting its effectiveness is outlined. By citing numerous examples, the author proposes that identifying patterns of individual learning needs and responding to students' learning styles can result in improved academic achievement.
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Student Needs, Needs Assessment, Instructional Effectiveness, Best Practices, Instructional Improvement, Essays, Teaching Models, Aptitude Treatment Interaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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