Learning and navigating: an exploratory study of the relationships between learning styles and navigational practices in Moodle

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 328 - 343
• Main Authors: Lavigne, Gilles, Díaz López, Karla María, McAnally Salas, Lewis, Organista Sandoval, Javier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 15.07.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cognitive style; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Educational Environment; Educational software; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Higher Education; Humanities; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Law; Learning Processes; Learning Strategies; Online instruction; Statistics for Social Sciences; Teaching Methods; University students; navigation; e-learning; Moodle; navegación; CHAEA; learning; aprendizaje
• ISSN: 1698-580X; 2365-9440; 1698-580X
• DOI: 10.7238/rusc.v10i2.1402

This study identifies the relationships between the learning styles and certain characteristics of the navigational practices of a group of students taking an online postgraduate course in Moodle. 1 These two aspects may help to appreciate the characteristics of student learning and, therefore, to guide the teaching-learning process. They may also play an important role in the generation of theoretical and practical knowledge, thus enabling a better understanding of the topic. The study confirmed the existence of significant relationships between certain characteristics of navigational practices and one learning style in particular, thus suggesting the need for a more systematic exploration.