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Applying learning styles in an online course.

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| December 22, 2003 | Moallem, Mahnaz | COPYRIGHT 2003 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

The paper aims to apply the literature on learning styles to develop a list of assumptions and guidelines that are further used to identify a learning style model for designing and developing a web-based course. It describes the process of integrating the learning style model into the design and development of an undergraduate online course, and provides information on the effects of the course design specifications on students' learning and their attitude and satisfaction.

Introduction

Experienced educators have long supported the notion that individual differences play an important role in learning and instruction. They agree that ...

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