University students’ learning styles across eight fields of study大学生学习风格跨越八个的研究领域.ppt

University students’ learning styles across eight fields of study大学生学****风格跨越八个的研究领域
Definitions of learning styles
The019)
Hyland (1993)
Dippelhofer-Stiem (1989)
Aim of study
to illustrate the learning style profile of the Greek university students across fields of study
to identify potential differences among them
Participants
1616 students,
416 males (%)
1142 females (%)
Mean age: years

From:
Aristotle University
The University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, GREECE
8 Fields of study
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Humanities
274
Foreign Languages (FL)
226
Engineering
116
Sciences
130
Medicine
226
Economics
408
Education
113
Computer Science (CS)
123
TOTAL
1616
Use of senses during study: visual (V), auditory (Au), hands-on (H)
Relationship with other people: extroverted (EX), introverted (IN)
Handling of possibilities: intuitive-random (IR), concrete-sequential (CS)
Approach to activities: closure-oriented (CL), open (O)
Use of ideas: global (G), analytic (A)
INSTRUMENTStyle Analysis Survey (SAS)
SAS
It combines elements of
sensory preferences
Personality / psychological type
desired degree of generality
which are “among those most strongly associated with L2 learning” (Oxford 2019)
Use of ideas
Profile of a Greek university student
visual
extroverted
intuitive-random
closure-oriented
global
Significant differences among fields
Visual: Economics with Humanities (p=.010) and Foreign Languages (p=.012)
Auditory: Computer Science with Humanities (p=.007), Medicine (p=.003), Economics (p=.000), Foreign Languages (p=.003)
Hands-on: Foreign Languages with Engineering (p=.040), Computer Science (p=.042)
Extroverted: Computer Science with Humanities (p=.034), Engineering (p=.033), Foreign Languages (p=.003)
Concrete-sequential: Humanities with Education (p=.027)
Teaching suggestions 1
Take advantage of visual and hands-on styles for use of computers
Use activities enhancing cooperation among teache