Learning Styles

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The purpose of this paper is to provide high school administrators with the tools necessary to transform curriculum in a way that will take into account the individual learning styles of students. It provides administrators with the facts that are necessary to fashion a more effective education program. The research also explains why some learning styles are more effective than others, particularly when pertaining to high school students.

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Introduction and Overview
Statement of Problem
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"According to Kolb those that have a converging learning style are normally abstract conceptualizers and enjoy active experimentation (Sternberg & Zhang, 2001). These learners like to utilize deductive reasoning and to concentrate on specific problems (Sternberg & Zhang, 2001). Learners that are divergers are in some ways the opposite of convergers(Sternberg & Zhang, 2001). As such they prefer tangible experience and philosophical examination, they are interested in people, and they are ingenious and emotional in their connections with things and with people (Sternberg & Zhang, 2001)."

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