Learning Style Dimensions and Professional Characteristics of Academic Librarians

Autor/inn/en	Rinehart, Amanda; Sharkey, Jennifer; Kahl, Chad
Titel	Learning Style Dimensions and Professional Characteristics of Academic Librarians
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 76 (2015) 4, S.450-468 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	10.5860/crl.76.4.450
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Librarians; Librarian Attitudes; Cognitive Style; Professional Identity; Individual Characteristics; Questionnaires; Models; Learning Modalities; Demography; Statistical Significance; Tenure; Library Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Fragebogen; Analogiemodell; Lernumgebung; Demografie; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer
Abstract	Do librarians with different characteristics, such as type of work responsibilities or age, have different learning styles? The authors analyzed results from over 1,500 responses to a version of the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) questionnaire based on the Felder-Silverman Learning Styles model. This model consists of eight dimensions paired on four scales: Active/Reflective; Sensing/Intuitive; Visual/Verbal; and Sequential/Global. In addition to their scores on the ILS questionnaire, respondents were also asked about demographic and professional characteristics. Statistically significant differences in learning style scores were found to exist between librarians with different types of position responsibilities. In particular, for three out of four scales, catalogers have statistically different learning styles than other librarian groups. Recognition of different learning styles and thoughtful integration of appropriate teaching styles may improve workplace interpersonal communication, enhance professional development and staff training, and strengthen teaching. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01