Effects of the 4MAT instruction method on the achievement of high school students with different learning styles on the subjects of work, power and energy in physics

Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 807-820

  Ergin, Serap ^a   Sari, Musa ^b  

^a Ministry of National Education   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

4MAT; Kolb experiential learning theory; Learning style; Left and right brain hemispheres; Physics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861166473     PISSN: 13087711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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