The role of cognitive learning styles in accounting education: Developing learning competencies

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-52

  Duff, Angus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive information processing models; Cognitive learning styles; Learning how to learn; Students' approaches to learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642383982     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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