Investigation on Learning Styles of Older Adult Learners at Distance

隔空高齡學習者學習型態之探討

陳姿伶(Tzy-Ling Chen)

《農業推廣學報》 16期 (1999/12) Pp. 103-128

https://doi.org/10.29788/RAES.199912.0006

摘要

本研究旨在探討臺灣遠距高齡學習者之學習型態，並以Kolb根據其經驗式學習模式所發展出學習型態量表來測試遠距高齡受試者個人之學習型態。研究結果發現41.7％隔空高齡受試者的學習型態屬於同化類型的學習者，他們於學習過程中較著重於反省式的思考與抽象概念化的學習。此外，於研究分析中發現尚有大部份的隔空高齡學習者是屬於發散類型（Diverger, 31.8％）、收斂類型（Converger, 15.2％）以及調和類型（Accommodator, 11.3％）學習型態的學習者。同時根據資料分析的結果亦提示，個人因素，例如性別、教育背景及退休狀態等，對隔空高齡學習者四種不同學習型態之差異並無構成統計上顯著的影響。本研究主要希望喚起成人或隔空教育者對隔空高齡學習者之個別差異及對其個人獨特學習型態的重視，同時也希望做為後續相關隔空高齡學習者研究的基礎。

關鍵字

Kolb學習型態 ； 高齡學習者 ； 隔空教育

並列摘要

In Taiwan, in response to the continuous increase in the educational demands of older people and national plans promoting lifelong education, more endeavors are needed, which focus on the aging population, specifically from the perspective of education. For these reasons, this study was developed to understand learning styles of NOUT older adult learners at least 65 years old using Kolb's Learning Style Inventory. The findings show that there was heterogeneity in learning style. Although the subjects with the assimilator learning style contributed to the largest group in this study, meaning 41.7% of older adult learners at NOUT participating in the study preferred to learn through the process of reflective observation and abstract conceptualization, there were still a great proportion of subjects distributing into the other three different learning style groups necessary to be considered while facilitating their learning. In addition, the analysis revealed no significant relationship between the variable of learning style (four types of learning styles) and personal factors, such as gender, educational background, and retirement condition. In conclusion, this study have raised the level of awareness of individual learning styles of older distance learners in Taiwan and established a knowledge base for the development of educational gerontology in the context of distance education in Taiwan.

並列關鍵字

Kolb's Learning Style Inventory ； Older Adult Learners ； Open Education