The role of individual differences in learning

Abstract

A precondition for the realization of the adaptive teaching process is a knowledge of the individual characteristics of learning, an understanding of the individual methods of learning and, through these, the selection and formation of a suitable teaching environment. Therefore the differences between students must be taken into consideration by the teacher. They are to be interpreted not only at the level of intellectual capacities but also with respect to the most different individual characteristics of sensation, perception, thought and learning. In the present empirical research the 12-item variant of Kolb's LSI questionnaire is applied for this purpose. First Kolb's learning model is briefly surveyed, then the objective of the research is stated, the results of the empirical research are shown and, finally, the most important statements of the research are presented.