A contribution to validation of score meaning for Felder-Soloman's Index of Learning Styles

ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 2855-2870

  Zywno, Malgorzata S ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELDER LEARNING STYLE MODEL; INDEX OF LEARNING STYLES (ILS); LEARNING STYLES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 8744286731     PISSN: 01901052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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