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Chapter 27
Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches
Different ways students processes information and thereby learn optimally; learning styles include concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization and active experimentation.
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Designing Games to Motivate Student Cohorts through Targeted Game Genre Selection
Penny de Byl (Bond University, Australia) and Jeffrey E. Brand (Bond University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-495-0.ch027
Abstract
The objective of this chapter is to develop guidelines for targeted use of games in educational settings by presenting a typology of learning styles, motivations, game genres, and learning outcomes within disciplinary student cohorts. By identifying which academic outcomes best align with the motivations and learning styles of students and which game genres are best suited to those motivations and outcomes, the authors elucidate a typology to assist serious game designers’ and educators’ pursuits of games that both engage and instruct. The result will guide the implementation of games in the classroom by linking game genre and game mechanics with learning objectives, and therefore enhance learning and maximise education outcomes through targeted activity.
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Chapter 26
Between Tradition and Innovation in ICT and Teaching
The personal way individuals think and learn. Also, if each individual develops a preferred set of approaches to learning, many authors suggest a well-defined set of learning models. Research seems to agree on the following elements: a) the adoption of special teaching strategies can make easier learning for students or not, depending on their learning styles; b) learning styles can evolve with individuals; and c) individuals’ learning styles can be modified by special learning environments.
Published in Chapter: Between Tradition and Innovation in ICT and Teaching; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 12
Survey of Students' Perception and the Influence of Learning Style Preferences on Learner's Intention to Use 3D Visualization Instruction: Learning Style and 3D Visualization Instruction
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Chapter 9
Learning Styles and Enhancing Learner Engagement in Online Platform Strategies for Sustainable Development in Higher Education
A style of learning refers to an individual's preferred way to absorb, process, comprehend and retain information.
Published in Chapter: Learning Styles and Enhancing Learner Engagement in Online Platform Strategies for Sustainable Development in Higher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Implications of Sustainable Development in Higher Education
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Chapter 8
Cross-Cultural Differences in Learning Style and Learning Skills: A Comparison of Japan, Thailand, and the USA
An individual’s preferred or comfortable approach to learning, corresponding with four fundamental forms: an accommodating learning style, diverging learning style, assimilating learning style, or converging learning style.
Published in Chapter: Cross-Cultural Differences in Learning Style and Learning Skills: A Comparison of Japan, Thailand, and the USA; From: Handbook of Research on Cross-Cultural Business Education
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Chapter 35
Differentiated Instruction and Technology
Learning styles are the way that a student best processes and uses information. A variety of theories exist on types of learning styles, including multiple intelligences, emotional intelligences, brain-based learning, and VARK.
Published in Chapter: Differentiated Instruction and Technology; From: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
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Chapter 137
Technology Assisted Problem Solving
The way individuals/learners grasp and process information.
Published in Chapter: Technology Assisted Problem Solving; From: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
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Chapter 7
Effects of Learning Traits and Information Display on Incidental Learning in 3D Virtual Environments
A learner’s preferred method or format of having information presented.
Published in Chapter: Effects of Learning Traits and Information Display on Incidental Learning in 3D Virtual Environments; From: Emerging Technologies in Virtual Learning Environments
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Chapter 15
Does Online Learning Differentiate Learning Styles of Turkish Teacher Candidates?
A process that starts with the acquisition of information by individuals, continues with the placement of information in mind, and differs between individuals.
Published in Chapter: Does Online Learning Differentiate Learning Styles of Turkish Teacher Candidates?; From: Handbook of Research on Advancing Teaching and Teacher Education in the Context of a Virtual Age
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Chapter 220
Online Learning Experiences of University Students
refers to the way in which individuals acquire and use information, strategies to process information in learning and problem-solving situations (Karuppan 2001)
Published in Chapter: Online Learning Experiences of University Students; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 7
An Overview on Adaptive Group Formation Technique and the Case of the AEHS MATHEMA
Refers to the particular way in which the student captures, processes, comprehends, and retains information.
Published in Chapter: An Overview on Adaptive Group Formation Technique and the Case of the AEHS MATHEMA; From: Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World
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Chapter 196
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
A consistent way of responding to and using stimuli in the context of learning on the basis of either learned or inherited traits. Also known as cognitive preference.
Published in Chapter: Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 19
Brain-Based Learning: Using 4MAT Model for Teaching Transformations in Geometry
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Chapter 5
Development of Adaptive Social Network Based on Learners' Thinking and Learning Styles
Learning style discusses learners’ personal differences in preferences to receive and process information during instruction. It influences students’ motivation and technology use. Individual learning styles should be considered by teachers and other education practitioners when designing and implementing classroom activities utilizing social networking sites. Preparing a learning environment that reflects students’ needs is essential in improving their academic performance.
Published in Chapter: Development of Adaptive Social Network Based on Learners' Thinking and Learning Styles; From: Handbook of Research on Contemporary Perspectives on Web-Based Systems
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Chapter 26
Technology-Enabled Learning Environments
An individual's unique approach to learning based on his/her strengths, weaknesses, and preferences.
Published in Chapter: Technology-Enabled Learning Environments; From: Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education
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Chapter 5
A Critical Perspective on Design Patterns for E-Learning
A composite of characteristic cognitive, affective, and physiological factors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how a learner perceives, interacts with, and responds to a learning environment.
Published in Chapter: A Critical Perspective on Design Patterns for E-Learning; From: Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications, and Technologies
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Chapter 160
Polymer Optical Fibers (POF) Applications for Indoor Cell Coverage Transmission Infrastructure
Generally accepted to be a student’s existing learning strengths or preferred manner of learning.
Published in Chapter: Polymer Optical Fibers (POF) Applications for Indoor Cell Coverage Transmission Infrastructure; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 12
Spotlighting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The preferred or best way in which a student learns, whether in a visual, auditory, tactile, or other manner.
Published in Chapter: Spotlighting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic; From: Handbook of Research on Learner-Centered Approaches to Teaching in an Age of Transformational Change
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Chapter 26
Before K and Beyond 20: The Sustainable Learning Paradigm
The preferred style by which a person learns best; often connected to Kolb.
Published in Chapter: Before K and Beyond 20: The Sustainable Learning Paradigm; From: Handbook of Research on Teaching and Learning in K-20 Education
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Chapter 8
Bandwidth and Online Course Design: A Primer for Online Development
Type of sensory input most compatible with an individual's cognitive abilities. There are three main types: visual, auditory, and tactile/kinesthetic. Instructors who are putting courses online for the first time might be briefed on these learning styles by their instructional design team so that the instructor can customize the course material for one group or another. The validity of these categories is the subject of some skepticism among cognitive psychologists. See also: Millennial student.
Published in Chapter: Bandwidth and Online Course Design: A Primer for Online Development; From: eLearning Engagement in a Transformative Social Learning Environment
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Chapter 8
Web Enhanced vs. Traditional Approach for a Science Course
The method of learning particular to an individual that is presumed to allow that individual to learn best. Over 80 learning style models have been proposed, each consisting of at least two different styles (visual, auditory, reading/writing, verbal, logical, kinesthetic and so on). It has been assumed that teachers should assess the learning styles of their students and adapt their classroom methods to best fit each student’s learning style.
Published in Chapter: Web Enhanced vs. Traditional Approach for a Science Course; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues
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Chapter 1
Overview of the Significance of Different Learner Characteristics in Computer-Based Language Learning Environment
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Chapter 14
Experiential Learning for Telehealth in Sports Science and Allied Health
Refers to the idea that learners differ from each other in the way they prefer to learn or learn better. There are quite a few conceptualizations of learning styles and preferences including Kolb’s Learning styles.
Published in Chapter: Experiential Learning for Telehealth in Sports Science and Allied Health; From: Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce
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Chapter 11
Educational Online Video in Adaptive E-Learning
The ways that learners process, understand, absorb, and use information.
Published in Chapter: Educational Online Video in Adaptive E-Learning; From: Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce
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Chapter 9
Cloud-Based Learning: Personalised Learning in the Cloud
Different ways students processes information and thereby learn optimally; learning styles include concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization and active experimentation.
Published in Chapter: Cloud-Based Learning: Personalised Learning in the Cloud; From: Handbook of Research on Educational Design and Cloud Computing in Modern Classroom Settings
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Chapter 18
Design of an Adaptive Mobile Learning Management System
Described as general characteristics showing individual differences in the intrinsic procedures of information processing.
Published in Chapter: Design of an Adaptive Mobile Learning Management System; From: Handbook of Research on User Interface Design and Evaluation for Mobile Technology
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Chapter 7
Eye Tracking Applications for E-Learning Purposes: An Overview and Perspectives
A theory suggesting that people differ in how they learn, and they can be classified by the analysis of their cognitive style in a learning situation.
Published in Chapter: Eye Tracking Applications for E-Learning Purposes: An Overview and Perspectives; From: Cognitive Computing in Technology-Enhanced Learning
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Chapter 56
The Online Adult Learner: Profiles and Practices
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Chapter 8
A Study of Trainee Attitude and Satisfaction between E-Learning Training versus Traditional Training
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Chapter 108
Educational Technology and Learning Theory
Generally refers to learning dispositions that students adopt in educational environments; sometimes called learning approach or learning orientation.
Published in Chapter: Educational Technology and Learning Theory; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 73
The Future of Digital Game-Based Learning
How individuals are best suited to experience learning content in terms of retention and comprehension.
Published in Chapter: The Future of Digital Game-Based Learning; From: Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education
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Chapter 405
Micro and Macro Level Issues in Curriculum Development
The way in which individuals acquire and use information, strategies to process information in learning, and problem-solving situations ( Karuppan, 2001 ).
Published in Chapter: Micro and Macro Level Issues in Curriculum Development; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 86
Learning Styles in Online Environments
Personal characteristics that relate to how someone prefers to approach a learning task. These are considered to be relatively stable patterns of behaviour.
Published in Chapter: Learning Styles in Online Environments; From: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
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Chapter 134
Screencasts and Learning Styles
Usual way of an individual processing information. How he/she perceives, thinks and remembers information, and how he/she uses it to solve problems.
Published in Chapter: Screencasts and Learning Styles; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 24
Multicultural e-Education: Student Learning Style, Culture and Performance
Not a fixed trait, but “a differential preference for learning, which changes slightly from situation to situation... the same time, there is some long-term stability in learning style” (Kolb, 2000, p. 8). Learning styles are defined within this research context as “characteristic preferences for alternative ways of taking in and processing information” (Litzinger et al., 2007, p. 309)
Published in Chapter: Multicultural e-Education: Student Learning Style, Culture and Performance; From: Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology
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Chapter 94
A Cognitively-Based Framework for Evaluating Multimedia Systems
The manner in which an individual acquires information.
Published in Chapter: A Cognitively-Based Framework for Evaluating Multimedia Systems; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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