Different Kinds Of Learners Research Articles

Which strategy for which learner?

AbstractThe selection of a suitable learning strategy in individualised science instruction should be influenced by the learning potential of the learners. Components of their‘learning potential’include: aptitude, scientific affect, attitude, and college scores. Achievement gain was measured by the difference between pre‐test and post‐test scores with the credits gained through the enrichment and task activities. Based on their gain scores, learners were divided into high, average and low achievers and their preferences for learning strategies were collected. The results indicated marked differences according to learning potential.Other research has investigated the question of suitable learning strategies for different kinds of learners, but its validity often has been restricted by a limited number of strategies with only a small number of learning components analysed. To overcome such constraints, this study included six independent learning strategies and seven group learning ones. Instead of calculating simple correlations, the influence of different components of learning potential was analysed for three achievement levels, and interaction effects were separated.

Skill may not be enough: The role of mindfulness in learning and transfer

The gap between what learners can do and what they actually do can be narrowed down to a great extent by the notion of mindfulness. This construct is defined as the volitional, metacognitively guided employment of non-automatic, usually effortful processes. Mindfulness is a mid-level construct which reflects a voluntary state of mind, and connects among motivation, cognition, and learning. It is both a general tendency and a response to situational demands. This dimension of mindfulness-mindlessness, plays various important roles in different kinds of learning and transfer situations, and for different kinds of learners. Theoretical, operational, and educational implications of this dimension are discussed.