Learning styles and learning : a key to meeting the accountability demands in education / Ronald R. Sims and Serbrenia J. Sims, editors.

Other author Sims, Ronald R.
Other author Sims, Serbrenia J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 306 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Learning, Psychology of.
Cognitive styles in children.
Educational tests and measurements.

Contents Introduction / Ronald R. Sims and Serbrenia J. Sims -- Learning styles : a review of the inventories, 1960s-2000s, and the question of their actual uses inside and outside of the classroom / Leslie K. Hickcox -- Learning styles : a review of English-language literature / Tas Befford -- Learning styles and learning spaces : a review of the multidisciplinary application of experiential learning theory in higher education / Alice Y. Kolb and David A. Kolb -- Rationale and strategies for using Kolb learning style theory in the classroom / Julie E. Sharp -- Learning styles, disciplines, and enhancing learning in higher education / Pauline Kneale, John Bradbeer and Mick Healey -- Learning style composition of teams : implications for assessment / D. Christopher Kayes and Anna B. Kayes -- Embracing diverse learning styles : inviting the whole self into learning through the arts, emotion, the body, and direct experience / Shannon Simonelli -- Learning styles and higher education : no adult left behind / Karen Burke and Laura Shea Doolan -- Teaching adult learners through a learning styles approach : an anecdotal reflection on 44 years of teaching experience / Bill Purkiss -- Learning styles, decontextualized testing, and the need for style-switching in minority students / Serbrenia J. Sims and Ronald R. Sims -- One size doesn't fit all : achieving accountability through application of learning patterns / Donna W. Jorgensen -- Connecting diversity to student learning and outcomes assessment / James A. Anderson -- The field dependence/field independence learning styles : implications for adult student diversity, outcomes assessment, and accountability / Blue Wooldridge & Melanie Haimes-Bartolf -- Maximizing learning outcomes in training and development : the critical role of learning and learning styles / Ronald R. Sims and Serbrenia J. Sims.
General noteErrata slip inserted.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005022599
ISBN1594546088 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781594546082 (alk. paper)