A teaching elixir, learning chimera or just fool's gold? Do learning styles matter?

Support for Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-30

  Rayner, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive learning styles; Differential pedagogy; Individual differences; Personalised education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991941147     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2007.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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