Institution: | California State University – Northridge |
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Department: | |
Year: | 2016 |
Keywords: | Grade four; Dissertations, Academic – CSUN – Education – Educational Psychology and Counseling – Development, Learning and Instruction. |
Posted: | 02/05/2017 |
Record ID: | 2064707 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/159703 |
This paper describes the design and development of a new educational application named Easy Way To An A. Easy Way To An A: An instructional phone application to help students, between grades four and eight, understand what learning styles are (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic), and how study strategies vary within these styles. The primary goal of the application is to provide easy interesting ways to enable young students to understand their own personal learning styles, and the corresponding study strategies that are most applicable to them. The current resources pertaining to learning styles are mainly intended for teachers or adult use, and not for elementary school students. They are also typically found in forms, such as books or articles, which are generally unappealing to this age group. The limited nature of current resources for young students points to the necessity of Easy Way To An A. This application provides students with the opportunity to engage in the learning process while being responsible for important aspects of their learning. Advisors/Committee Members: Maeder, Carolyn J (advisor), Tarver-behring, Shari (committee member).