Abstract

GARCIA RETANA, José Ángel. Reflections on learning styles and calculus learning in engineering majors. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.1, pp.362-390. ISSN 1409-4703.

Each student has a dominant learning style. If the teacher knows his / her students´ learning styles, this knowledge can contribute to students´ greater achievements. The learning is influenced by the cognitive characteristics of the disciplines, which is the case of subject matters such as mathematics and calculus, which are not clearly defined. For engineering students, calculus plays a major role in their professional training, so it is important to consider the cognitive aspects of learning mathematics and the role of learning styles. Therefore, this article is the result of an extensive literature review on this subject, from the proposal by Honey-Alonso on the existence of four learning styles, namely active, reflective, theoretical and pragmatic, and their impact on learning calculus in the field of engineering

Keywords : Learning styles; Teaching of Calculus; Cognition; Engineering; Higher Education.

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