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Design and production of learning styles application and its validation from users' point of view

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Faculty member of Psychology and education. Arak University

2 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran

3 academic member/ Arak University

Abstract

The purpose of the current research was to design and produce a learning styles application and validate it from the users' point of view. The research implementation method had two parts; In the first part, a descriptive research method was used as a research and development method, in such a way that based on the principles of producing educational applications, the application of learning styles and the reliability and validity of this tool were examined by experts. In the second part, the evaluation research method was used. The statistical population of the study in the second part of the research included all the primary teachers of Central Province in the academic year of 2019-2019, 30 of them were selected by available sampling method. The data collection tool was the learning styles application and the questionnaire made by the researcher to validate the learning styles application. One sample t test was used to analyze the questionnaire data. The quantitative findings of the research and the results obtained from the sample T-Tech test indicated that the average obtained in all aspects of the validation of the learning styles application was significantly higher than the number 3 (P<0.01), in other words, the validation of teachers It was positive and satisfactory regarding the application. This educational application as a useful tool can be used by teachers to identify students' learning styles and apply teaching and learning methods that suit them.

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Educational Technologies in Learning
Volume 8, Issue 27
March 2025
Pages 43-59
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