The Role of the Learning Styles in Blended Learning
Laine, S., Myllymäki, M., & Hakala, I. (2015). The Role of the Learning Styles in Blended Learning. In L. G. Chova, A. L. Martínez, & I. C. Torres (Eds.), EDULEARN15 Proceedings. 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (pp. 5016-5025). IATED Academy.
Date
2015Discipline
TietotekniikkaCopyright
© IATED 2015. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by IATED. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher.
Education that is in line with the blended model
and carried out with the help of videos enables, above
all, flexible participation in study. Various participation modes enabled by video are suitable for
different kinds of learners. The interaction when study
ing with videos differs from that in face-to-face
teaching. Among other things, videos allow pauses
in study and enable study in peace. This study
examines the role of various learning preferences,
so-called learning styles, in blended learning. The
study is based on a learning style mapping made
for students and on data collected over several
years about their study participation
styles in education that is in accordance with the blended model.