Learning styles and student attitudes toward the use of technology in higher and adult education courses

The purpose of this research was to examine students’ attitudes toward the use of technology and to determine if attitudes toward the use of technology differ based on learning style. Lukow’s Attitude Toward the Use of Technology Survey (ATUTS) measured attitudes toward the use of technology, and learning styles were measured using Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (LSI). The participants of the study were enrolled in Higher and Adult Education (HIAD) courses in the summer and fall semesters of 2004 in the Department of Leadership at The University of Memphis. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine if attitudes toward the use of technology differed for participants based on learning style. The results of the ANOVA showed no significant findings, which demonstrates that in the population for this study, no relationship existed between attitude toward the use of technology and learning style.

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