Resources

Does Gender Matter Online? by M. McSporran & S. Young

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:Ft-LL1B_O4oJ:ace2005.unitec.ac.nz/research/ALTJpaper_9.pdf+author:%22McSporran%22+intitle:%22Does+gender+matter+in+online+learning%22

Study findings indicate women scored higher then men in online coursework and provides explanation for some of these findings.

Do Gender and Learning Style Play a Role in how Online Courses Should be Designed?

http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/issues/viewarticle.cfm?volID=4&IssueID=15&ArticleID=68

Study findings indicate gender as a factor in the relationship between learning style and student engagement.

Introverts, Extroverts, and Achievement in a Distance Learning Environment by Offir, B., Bezalel, R. & Barth, I.

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This study examined the relationship between cognitive style, based on Jung's (1971) theory, and achievement levels among 77 university students in a videoconference-based learning environment. Understanding student-related variables that affect learning also enables faculty to adapt instructions to meet the diverse needs of different students instead of adopting a "one-size-fits-all" approach to designing DL environments.

Impact of personalized learning styles on online delivery and assessment by Becker, K., Kehoe, J. & Tennent, B.

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?contentType=Article&contentId=1598233

The purpose of the paper was to explore how different learning styles influence students preferences for flexible delivery and assessment methods.

Students learning styles and their preferences for online instructional methods by Butler, T., & Pinto-Zipp, G.

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The article seeks to understand if there is a dominant learning style for students taking online classes? It was found that online students (N= 96) most dominant form of learning style was dual learning style and they preferred individual assignments and threaded discussions.

Cross-cultural Learning Styles in Higher Education

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This paper highlights the importance of addressing the cultural and linguistic diversity of the student population in the design of online information resources, and in the planning and delivery of information literacy education.

Learning Styles: An overview of theories, models, and measures by Cassidy, S.

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The paper focus on the use of Web-based learning environments for university students. The authors explored student's response times with the online environment showing that response times were based on familiarity with the learning environment, skill level and confidence with technology plus their preferred learning styles. The authors wanted to point out the importance of knowing how to adapt to individual issues when they arose while most learning environments adapts to the average learner.

Accommodating Learner Diversity in Web-based Learning.

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Discusses learning styles, multiple intelligences and diversity. Instructional strategies that business educators can use to ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn in their preferred style.