Reflexive Practice: Dialectic Encounter in Psychology & Education by Angela Mary Lisle

Author:Angela Mary Lisle [Lisle, Angela Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Xlibris, Inc.
Published: 2010-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Assessing learning styles of adults with intellectual difficulties

Abstract

The development of an electronic inventory to assess learning styles of adults with intellectual difficulties was seen as an inclusion strategy to aid learning and achievement. Forman, Nyatanga and Rich (2002) argue for the ‘centrality of E-learning to educational diversity’ for example. The use of VAK inventories (whether electronic or paper based) however, has been derogated as leading to theory-practice pedagogy that is misinterpreted and ill-informed (Geake, 2005). The focus of this paper therefore is dual in that the vigour and ‘user friendliness’ of the tool developed is analysed in the midst of a critical appraisal of its use. Assessments conducted using the inventor developed showed 34% of the participants have visual preferences, 34% have auditory, 23% have kinaesthetic, and 9% have multi-modal learning preferences. Thus, this participant group require a varied and diverse learning programme. The inventory was found to be user friendly but in need of further development, and would best be used as part of a self-reflective learning package.

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