Abstract

OTA, Marcos Andrei; ARAUJO JUNIOR, Carlos Fernando  and  BARROS, Daniela Melaré Vieira. Learning styles in virtual environments: research scenarios in higher education. Educ. Form. Tecnol. [online]. 2017, vol.10, n.1, pp.47-58. ISSN 1646-933X.  https://doi.org/10.1549/1646933Xv10n120174758.

This study proposes a brief investigation of academic and scientific papers in portuguese from 2010 to 2016 that have addressed the convergence of the fundamentals of learning style theories in virtual learning environments in the context of higher education.It is an exploratory study, with descritive analysis supported by bibliographic references.Data collection was carried out in the main portuguese and brazilian repositories. A total of 46 productions were found against the search criteria (title, subject and abstract) established. To compose the analysis of the results, the criterion of the organizational dimension and the categorization of the works by thematic focus and sub-focus was used. From the results, the mapping about investigations that dedicate to relate learning styles theories in the distance education scenario. Regarding the results, there is an effort in research that seeks to gather contributions and pedagogical practices that can approach the specific students needs enrolled in distance learning courses.

Keywords : Learning Styles; Virtual Environments; Distance Learning; Higher education; Research's mapping.

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