Learning Styles in Adult Education: a Study of County Extension Agents
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Adult Education
- Vol. 30 (4) , 233-244
- https://doi.org/10.1177/074171368003000404
Abstract
This Study explored the effectiveness of Kolb's Learning Style Inventory in identifying learning styles and implications for designing education programs for County Extension Agents in Ken tucky (N = 349) to assess its usefulness in identifying learning styles and in designing appropriate adult learning experiences. The results indicate a variety of learning styles among the population adult learning experiences. The results indicate a variety of learning styles among the population with one dominant style being identified. Despite minimal correlations between individual learn ing styles and preferences for particular educational techniques, it is contended that the inven tory provides a potentially useful framework for designing and conducting adult educational pro grams.Keywords
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