Towards a Categorisation of Cognitive Styles and Learning Styles
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Psychology
- Vol. 17 (1-2) , 5-27
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0144341970170101
Abstract
This paper considers the construct, ‘style’, in the study of individual differences and learning. The origin and elaboration of learning style as a concept is discussed, tracing the influence of a cognition and a learning‐centred approach to the psychology of individual difference. The authors argue that a contemporary overview of style can contribute to a rationalisation of the theory and facilitate a greater application of learning style in educational practice. A case is made for the need to integrate more fully various models of style into a single construct of learning style.Keywords
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