LEARNING STYLES OF TALENTED PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

TitleLEARNING STYLES OF TALENTED PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsTürker, Ü, Bostancı, Ö
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume81
Issue1
Start Page144-164
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedFebruary/2023
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7111
Keywordslearning preference, learning styles, talented teacher, VARK
Abstract

The learning styles of students vary both among individuals and across different disciplines they choose to study. In higher education, academic discipline appears to be a key factor influencing students’ distinctive learning styles. This study, which aims to determine the dominant learning styles and models of talented pre-service teachers, was designed with the survey model. The study group research consisted of 1019 volunteer pre-service teachers who continued their education in Physical Education and Sports, Music, and Arts & Craft Teaching departments. In the study, the VARK Learning Style Inventory was used as a data collection tool; students were asked to answer questions in a digital environment through Google Forms. According to the research results, kinesthetic style is the dominant learning preference for pre-service teachers in the visual arts and sports sciences, and both kinesthetic and aural styles are the dominant learning preferences for pre-service teachers in music education. Although talented pre-service teachers tend to learn predominantly kinesthetic and aural styles when evaluated, 61.2% of pre-service teachers prefer to learn with a Multiple Learning Model, which covers the entire instructional diversity, rather than sticking to just one learning style.

URLhttps://oaji.net/articles/2023/457-1677583270.pdf
DOI10.33225/pec/23.81.144
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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