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| Learning style preferences among older adults | | Author(s) | Janet E Truluck, Bradley C Courtenay |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 25, no 3, Apr/May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 221-236 |
| Keywords | Learning capacity ; Age groups [elderly] ; Attitude ; Teaching methods ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | As more older people participate in learning activities, educators are beginning to seek ways of improving learning for them. However, very little is known about older people's learning styles, which this study attempts to determine, and the association of gender, age and educational level to learning style preferences. D A Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (1985) was used to identify the preferred learning styles of 172 older people from north-east Georgia, US. There was a fairly even distribution across the styles of Accommodator, Assimilator, and Diverger, with fewer preferring the Converger style, which involves thinking and doing while learning. Although no significant effects were found between learning style preferences and gender, age or educational level, there were some age trends noted. More of the 55 to 65 age group preferred the Accommodator style (learning by feeling and doing), more of the 66-74 age group preferred the Diverger style (learning by feeling and watching), whereas the 75 and over group preferred the Assimilator style (learning by thinking and watching). Thus, with age, the tendency is to become more reflective and observational in the learning environment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990721204 A |
| Classmark | DE: BB: DP: VB: 4C: 7T |
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