Are students using the 'wrong' style of learning?: A multicultural scrutiny for helping teachers to appreciate differences

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-91

  Valiente, Carolina ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Learning styles; Memorization; Metacognition; Motivation; Multicultural learning; Passiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349090025     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787407086746     Document Type: Article

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