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http://dx.doi.org/10.9722/JGTE.2012.22.1.039

A Comparison of Learning Styles between Gifted and Non-gifted  

Jeong, Mi-Seon (Kyungpook National University)
Jung, Se-Young (Pusan National University)
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Journal of Gifted/Talented Education / v.22, no.1, 2012 , pp. 39-59 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study has two purposes: The first is to compare gifted with non-gifted about learning styles and examine differences in the preference of learning styles between group characteristics depending on gender. The second is to examine differences between gifted and non-gifted about the preference of learning styles. The participants were 152 students from the middle schools in A City. 76 students of them belonged to the gifted group and the rest were non-gifted group. LSDI Learning Styles Diagnostic Inventory has been employed as measurement tools. Besides descriptive statistics, ANOVA, ${\chi}^2$ analysis were used to measure items. The results from data analysis are as follows. First, there was difference in learning styles between gifted and non-gifted. Second, there was not difference in the preference of learning styles between groups depending on the gender. Finally, this study discussed the results and their implication, the direction of future research in understanding and interpreting of learning styles for their practical usages.
Keywords
Learning; Learning style; LSDI; Gifted;
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