2. Purpose of Literature Review
General Purposes
- Expanding my horizons about educational research
- Acquiring basic knowledge and understanding of
my research interests
- Raising research questions about educational issues
Specific purpose
- One of my research interests is learning
environments.
- Learning Environments and
Educational Studies
3. How to Construct
Personal Learning
Environments
by Using Learning Styles?
4. Topic Discussions
The relationship between
Personal
learning environments and
learning styles learning
As an element of
environments PLEs
Learning Developing
styles review
application
5. Personal learning environments
Discussion of Topics
“tools, communities, and services that constitute
the individual educational platforms that
learners use to direct their own learning and
pursue educational goals” (ELI, 2009)
The U of
Two key concepts(Johnson & Liber, 2008)
Bolton’s PLEs - the desire to create learner centered
Reference Model - the facilitation of learning by using personal
technology.
Project in 2006
PLEs can be considered a set of tools that fit
within the area of personal tools that are used
in learning activities (Tom Haskins, 2007)
Ideas about PLEs are still forming
6. Learning Styles
Discussion of Topics
“Description of the attitudes and behavior which determine an
individual’s preferred way of learning” (Honey & Mumford,1992)
Students who understand their learning styles Author Measure Types of learners
Nolting
can improve their learning effectiveness in Learning Converger, Diverger,
(2002) Kolb Style Assimilator,
and outside of the classroom
Inventory Accommodator
When students are working in their preferred
Van Honey Learning
learning mode, they probably find that they Activist, Reflector
Blerkom and Styles
are better able to concentrate on their study Theorist, Pragmatist
Mumford Questionnaire
(2006)
tasks.
Concrete Sequential
Incorporating learning styles in the instruction Gregorc
Graf Abstract Random
Gregorc Mind Styles
can make learning easier for those students Abstract Sequential
(2007) Delineator
and increases their learning efficiency Concrete Random
Visual learners
Guild & Understanding learning styles can help
Auditory learners
Garger educators facilitate, structure, and validate Fleming VAK/VARK
Kinaesthetic learners
(1998) successful learning for all students Tactile learners
7. Learning Styles
Discussion of Topics
Little evidence for the efficacy of most learning
style models (Coffield et al, 2004)
- limitations in many of the supporting studies
- a lack of independent research
Existing
Low reliability and validity (Cockerton et al,
Problems On
2002; Duff & Duffy, 2002; Swailes & Senior,
Learning
1999; Fung et al, 1993; Kappe et al, 2008).
Styles
Difficulty applying to different cultural conditions
and experiences, mismatched reality and not
being suitable for the assessment of individuals.
8. The Relation between LE and LS
Discussion of Topics
Educators and learner could enhance learning by creating
suitable learning environments matched to learning styles
correspondingly(Bacon, 2004; Coffield et al., 2004; …)
The learning environment which is chosen by learners may
influence the success of learning((Federico, 2000; Ford &
Chen, 2000; Graf & Kinshuk, 2007; …)
9. My attempt: developing review app
Discussion of Topics
Review app as an element of learning environments
Good review contributes to enhanced memory and
achievement of academic goals (Coyne et al, 2010)
Several issues (Abowd et al, 1996; Grave, 2004; …)
- very few researches addressing review activity
- most of the existing studies have dealt with only
review materials(content and method)
Students have little or no time at all after class to
thoroughly review (Farrell & Chandler, 2008)
Students have some problems regulating their
behavior in study (Do & Yang, 2012)
10. Significance of My Topic in IT
Learning environments are considered as one of the main
research areas to IT professionals. With state-of-the-art
technology, we can get many more opportunities to investigate
the most suitable learning environment for students.
