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Business Definition for: Learning Style
- the way in which somebody approaches the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Learning styles have been divided into four main types by Peter Honey and Alan Mumford, in their Manual of Learning Styles (1982). The types of learners are the activist, who likes to get involved in new experiences and enjoys the challenges of change; the theorist, who likes to question assumptions and methodologies and learns best when there is time to explore links between ideas and situations; the pragmatist, who prefers practicality and learns best when there is a link between the subject matter and the job in hand and when he or she can try out what he or she has learned; and the reflector, who likes to take his or her time and think things through, and who learns best from activities where he or she can observe and conduct research. One person can demonstrate more than one learning style, and the category or categories that best describe somebody can be determined through use of a learning styles questionnaire.
Additional Resources
- Invensys and Lehigh University Demonstrate World's First Adaptive Learning Technology at INVENSYS 2000 Conference
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- Research articles 2000-10-13
- Appropriating Innovation Profits And Firms' Learning Behaviour
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- White papers 2004-04-01
- What's Your Leadership Style?
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- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Learning How to Lead
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- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Learning to Appreciate the Finer Things in Life
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- Blog posts 2008-01-31
- Learning from the management style of "the great communicator."
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- Research articles 2007-07-01
- E-Learning A Modern Business Imperative
- A recent study surveyed owners of 3000 businesses about their training practices and asked them to relate those practices to productivity. They found that education produces twice the gain in productivity and efficiency than money spent on tools and machinery. Many companies today are turning to a highly effective and...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Improving Online Sales Education with Streaming Media
- There are several reasons for the interest in e-learning, especially sales education: cost savings; availability anytime, anywhere; and focus. However, e-learning has not reached its promise, primarily because of its text-orientation and not accommodating student learning style. This article explores ways of increasing media richness, especially via the use of...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- A Case Study Regarding the Implementation of an Innovative Experiential Learning Portfolio in Human Resource Management
- Challenged by the obligation to introduce a work-integrated learning component into the National Diploma in Human Resource Management HRM, on the one hand, and faced with a restraining national curriculum that does not provide for a credit bearing experiential learning component, on the other hand, called for innovative thinking. Realizing...
- White papers 2004-06-30
- McDonald's® New York Tri-State Area Restaurants Launch New Southern Style Menu Additions With the Help of Special Guest Sandra Lee
- ROSELAND, N.J., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Along with the help of special guest and Food Network Emmy-nominated television star, Sandra Lee, McDonald's New York Tri-State Area restaurants are holding an exclusive tasting of their latest menu additions: Southern Style Chicken Biscuit, Southern Style Chicken Sandwich and Sweet Tea at...
- Research articles 2008-05-09
- Individual Differences, Hypermedia Navigation, and Learning: An Empirical Study.
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- Research articles 2000-12-22
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- Research articles 1999-12-20
- Learning Your Leadership Style From Golf
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- White papers 2009-01-01
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- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Learning How to Say "No"
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- Articles 2007-10-11
- Management Training - Myth, Magic or Mayhem?
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- White papers 2008-01-01
- Discovery channel.(Style sheet: toy trends at a glance)
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- Research articles 2004-02-01
- 52nd Annual NACTA Conference Awards Banquet
- June 9, 2006 The University of British Columbia, Vancouver E.B. Knight Journal Award Article: University admission criteria and learning style: Predictors of academic success? Authors: Bryan L. Carton and Tracy Kitchel, University of Missouri and Anna L. Ball, University of Illinois-Urbana Bryan L. Carton, University of Missouri Bryan Garton is...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Distance learning, Kentucky style. (Paducah Community College in Kentucky expands the role of its educational television programming with T1-based interactive television) (includes related article on alternative work strategies)
- Paducah Community College in Kentucky is expanding its 20-year-old distance learning program with interactive television. In a pilot project sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority and South Central Bell, compressed video technology is utilized to connect several districts in western Kentucky. The community college is connected to nearby Murray State...
- Research articles 1992-05-01
- STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Best in Class PalmOne Treo 650 Edges Past Samsung i730; Style and design makes Treo number one.
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- Research articles 2005-11-17
