Lärstilar i nordisk forskning; teoretiska utgångspunkter och empiriska iakttagelser om grammatik och musik

• The term Learning Styles as become widely recognised over the past two decades, and its application is extensive throughout Scandinavia in both schools and the business sector. There are increasing calls to culturally validate, contextualize, review and critically examine this pedagogical theory. This article reports, examines and compares the two existing dissertations in Scandinavia on Dunn's Learning Styles model. As the two theses are very different in character and approach, the research-related designs are also analyzed in the light of the achieved results. This article is based on an exploratory analysis and is reanalytical; in other words, the results are based on past research and our own analytical contributions. The findings in this article have emerged in the encounter between past research and our understanding of Learning Styles theory and its practical application, after a couple of years' distance from our basic research. With the help of a linguistic and discursive perspective, the distinction between the common approaches, qualitatively and qualitatively, can be minimized and an integrative approach to Learning Styles theory can be identified. Against this background there is a discussion on challenges and opportunities to using the Learning Styles theory in Scandinavia for development and review as well as in a cultural context. The findings in this article are that Dunn's Learning Styles model can be used practically and methodically in our school culture in relation to the individualization our governing documents stipulate. The model can furthermore be modified to incorporate in its definition both theoretical knowledge and practical skills that are difficult and new. A continuous review of the model, however, demands a broad, single methodological perspective.  

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogy (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

learning styles

Dunn & Dunn Learning Styles Model

individualisering

metodik

musik

grammatik

Education

Pedagogik

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