Hoover T S, Marshall T T
Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0910, USA.
J Anim Sci. 1998 Dec;76(12):3169-73. doi: 10.2527/1998.76123169x.
Learning style is the method an individual uses to concentrate and to process and retain new information. This developmental set of characteristics can make identical instruction effective for some learners and ineffective for others. Even though learners are capable of mastering the identical information or skills, if they are taught through methods that complement their preferred learning style, analytical and global learners have different environmental and physiological needs. An important relationship between learning style and instruction is that individuals are likely to teach the way they prefer to learn. The objectives of this study were to identify learning styles of students enrolled in selected animal science courses. The majority (58%) of students enrolled in selected courses preferred a field-independent learning style (analytical). With respect to gender and learning style, there was no difference between males and females. Classification of high school demographics showed students from rural areas preferred a field-dependent learning style (global) and students from suburban or urban areas were more likely to prefer a field-independent style. There was a difference in the preferred learning style of animal science faculty (field-dependent) and those students who declared their majors as animal science and preveterinary medicine (field-independent). The inverse relationship was found between dairy/poultry science faculty and students. Faculty should be aware of their own learning style and the learning styles of their students so they may facilitate learning for all students.
学习风格是个体用于集中注意力、处理并留存新信息的方法。这种发展形成的一系列特征会使相同的教学对一些学习者有效，而对另一些学习者无效。即使学习者有能力掌握相同的信息或技能，但如果通过与其偏好的学习风格相匹配的方法进行教学，分析型学习者和整体型学习者有着不同的环境和生理需求。学习风格与教学之间的一个重要关系是，个体倾向于以他们偏好的学习方式进行教学。本研究的目的是确定选修特定动物科学课程的学生的学习风格。选修特定课程的学生中，大多数（58%）偏好场独立学习风格（分析型）。在性别和学习风格方面，男性和女性之间没有差异。高中人口统计学分类显示，农村地区的学生偏好场依存学习风格（整体型），而郊区或城市地区的学生更有可能偏好场独立风格。动物科学专业教师（场依存型）与那些将专业定为动物科学和兽医学预科的学生（场独立型）在偏好的学习风格上存在差异。在乳品/家禽科学专业教师和学生之间发现了相反的关系。教师应该了解自己的学习风格以及学生的学习风格，以便能够促进所有学生的学习。
