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PRSE - CYCLICAL LEARNING STYLES AND STAGES BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF KURT LEWIN, DAVID KOLB,JOHN DEWEY, JEAN PIAGET.

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The research thesis of this study is that matching students? learning style preferences with the complementary course syllabus and instruction improved academic achievement and student attitudes toward learning based on the research wok of Kurt Lewin, David Kolb, John Dewey, Jean Piaget. The composition of this study method is both descriptive and exploratory. In the first part of the study, the qualitative research method was used to overview the literature background of the study. In the empirical part of the study, the factor analysis, using the Principle Axes Factoring method ? PAF, was used to extract learning styles. This study has four aspects. First, it outlines the literature review, summarizing learning styles taxonomy. Then it covers research framework and methodology, including data collection, sample characteristics, variables description and data analysis and tests the learning styles theories using factor analysis. Finally, it discusses the results by recognizing some limitations and by providing pedagogical implications and further research. This article explains the cyclical learning styles like participating, reflecting, structuring and experimenting, based on the combined research work of many notable researchers. The concept of learning styles is embedded in different academic literature and researched from different approaches, including intelligent learning systems (Laureano-Cruces et al., 2006), a genetic algorithm approach to students' learning styles (Yannibelli et al., 2006), a web-based education perspective on learning styles (Garcia et al., 2007), learning about and through aesthetic experience (Welsh et al., 2007), use of business case studies in the learning process (Duff et al., 2008), problem-solving strategies within learning styles (Metallidou & Platsidou, 2008), preferred learning styles (Peters et al., 2008) and an adaptive learning system perspective of learning styles (Tseng et al., 2008

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[Sreenidhi S K, Tay Chinyi Helena and Priyanka. (2017); PRSE - CYCLICAL LEARNING STYLES AND STAGES BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF KURT LEWIN, DAVID KOLB,JOHN DEWEY, JEAN PIAGET. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 2060-2069] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

SREENIDHI S K
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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3727      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3727

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