THE ROLE OF LEARNING STYLES OF STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC LEARNING AND SOLVING PROBLEMS
Keywords:
experiential learning, learning style, studentsAbstract
Experiential learning is the process whereby
knowledge is created through direct experience. In this
article we intend to identifying the predominant type of
learning (visual, auditory, kinesthetic and its role in
academic learning; analyzing the differences between
the learning styles of students from Psychology and
Economics universities and how they access their
cerebral hemispheres. After analyzing the test subjects
we found that they have different learning styles.
Psychology students are auditory, tactile and kinesthetic
style oriented and economics students focus primarily
on visual style. This is explained by the fact that
psychology students develop active listening skills
through their professional activities that are done with
people of different ages and from different social
backgrounds.
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