Analyzing Learning Styles of Students to Improve Educational Practices for Computer Literacy Course

Abstract Analyzing the students’ learning style is a rather important factor in the preparation of learner-centered instructional design activities. The purpose of the present study was to determine the learning styles of students at Uludag University Faculty of Education in order to develop teaching strategies for the Computer Literacy Courses to be conducted in the future years. The study was conducted during the spring semester of the 2010 academic year. A total of 921 students from different departments of the faculty participated in this study. According to the data obtained from the study, it was concluded that students’ learning style profiles were similar across all of the departments.

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