Towards a Categorisation of Cognitive Styles and Learning Styles |
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Authors: | Stephen Rayner Richard Riding |
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Institution: | Assessment Research Unit , University of Birmingham , UK |
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Abstract: | This paper considers the construct, ‘style’, in the study of individual differences and learning. The origin and elaboration of learning style as a concept is discussed, tracing the influence of a cognition and a learning‐centred approach to the psychology of individual difference. The authors argue that a contemporary overview of style can contribute to a rationalisation of the theory and facilitate a greater application of learning style in educational practice. A case is made for the need to integrate more fully various models of style into a single construct of learning style. |
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