A Study on Adult Learning Styles and Web-Based Learning Achievements of Open University

• Main Authors: CHING-PING TZUNG, 宗靜萍
• Other Authors: LUNG-SHENG LEE
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24892058619247218547

博士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 工業科技教育學系 === 93 === Recently, web-based learning has become a more popular and important learning method. This study was to investigate the correlations of learning style, media preference and the attitude toward web-based learning on the learning achievement. The study recruited 154 adult learners from Open University of Kaohsiung as the studied sample. One Way ANOVA, t-test, Pearson Correlation and Stepwise Regression were applied. Results indicated that（1）There was a positive correlation between adult learning styles and media and information preferences.（2） There was a positive correlation between adult learning media and information preferences and web-based learning attitudes. （3）There was a positive correlation between adult learning styles and learning attitudes.（4） ” Logical thinking” a factor of learning styles that predicted adult web-based learning achievements significantly. （5）Two factors of media and information preferences – audio and kinetsthetic, predicted adult web-based learning achievements significantly. （6）Two factors of adult learning attitudes – “organization of learning content” and “approach of learning tools” predicted adult web-based learning achievements significantly. （7）For adult web-based learning achievements, adult learning styles and web-based learning attitudes had a joint predictability.