ERIC Number: EJ960078
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 12
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At-Risk Learner Preference in Engineering/Technical Graphics: An Exploratory Study
Ernst, Jeremy V.
Engineering Design Graphics Journal, v75 n3 p7-18 Fall 2011
This exploratory study investigated learner preferences of secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Engineering/Technical Graphics students using the VARK Questionnaire. The VARK Questionnaire is an instrument that assists in determining students' dominant preferred learning styles, whether visual, aural, reading, or kinesthetic. This study identifies learner preferences of high school student participants and examines learner preference differences among at-risk students and students not categorized as at-risk. Results of this study highlight an identifiable preference toward kinesthetic learning for at-risk and not at-risk participants. Through statistical evaluation and analysis, common learner preferences among at-risk participants and not at-risk participants were identified. Results and findings of this study present the possibility that instruction, practice, and implementation can be uniformly addressed in CTE Engineering/Technical Graphics while maintaining favored means of learning for at-risk and not at-risk students alike. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Vocational Education, At Risk Students, High School Students, Cognitive Style, Engineering Education, Questionnaires, Differences
Engineering Design Graphics Division, American Society for Engineering Education. 1818 N Street NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-331-3500; Web site: http://www.edgj.org/index.php/EDGJ
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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