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The Effectiveness of Knowledge Technologies in Accommodating Learning Styles
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EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Montreal, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-56-3 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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This paper presents the results of an investigation into the effectiveness of selected knowledge technologies in addressing various learning styles. The results of research studies over the past several years have offered empirical evidence of the effectiveness of knowledge technologies in accommodating a variety of learning disabilities; however, few have focused specifically on learning styles. This investigation, which includes a survey of academic and sponsored research, provide evidence that selected knowledge technologies are effective in engaging students with different learning styles. Teachers, corporate trainers, and instructional designers can benefit by focusing on the use of only the most appropriate technology to address their particular student population's learning styles, which can result in considerable savings in cost and effort.

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Hall, B. & Pittman, J. (2005). The Effectiveness of Knowledge Technologies in Accommodating Learning Styles. In P. Kommers & G. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2005--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 972-977). Montreal, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved January 27, 2023 from .

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