This research was aimed to analyze the adult learner`s learning styles and their relationships with preferences for learning activities and learning strategies in e-Learning environments. so, adult learners` learning styles according to the Gregorc`s ...
This research was aimed to analyze the adult learner`s learning styles and their relationships with preferences for learning activities and learning strategies in e-Learning environments. so, adult learners` learning styles according to the Gregorc`s and Grasha-Reichmann`s, the relationships between learning styles and learning preferences, learning strategies were analyzed. Research results were as follows: Many of adult learners were CS or AR types in Gregorc style and the mean score of independent and participant types were little bit higher than collaborative and dependent types in Grasha-Reichmann`s style. Adult learners used elaboration strategy the most and help-seeking the least. Also, the most preferred learning activity was listening to lecture. Relationships among learning styles and preferences of learning activities, and learning strategies, the stronger relations appeared in Grasha-Reichmann`s than Gregorc`s learning style. that is, there was no meaningful differences in preferences of learning activities and learning strategies according to the Gregorc`s learning types but participant and collaborative types in Grasha-Reichmann`s style were meaningful factors to preferences of learning activities, especially, participant type had meaningful effects for individual learning activities such as reading textbook, reflection and listening lecture, collaborative type was influential types for preference of group activities such as discussion and group task. Participant and collaborative types also had a powerful impacts on learning strategies, and independent type influenced on cognitive strategy. These results implied that the characteristics of learning styles could make the differences in influences on use of learning strategies and preference of learning activities. and we should design the various and adaptive learning environments allowing for the learners` learning styles.