The concept of personal learning style implies that each individual possesses a unique manner of learning. Knowledge of an individual's best
learning style(s) for the acquisition of knowledge or for the accomplish ment of a specific project will assist the learning process. A learningstyle is
composed of a series of different modalities that together make up each
person's unique style. This article summarizes the results of a research
study that investigated the perceptual learning styles of adults of all ages
from a variety of occupational groups. Additionally, results of the mean
scores of adults below 60 years of age and those over age 60 are discussed.
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