Learning and Skills Network (LSN)

Should we be using learning styles? : What research has to say to practice

Learning style instruments are widely used. But are they reliable and valid? Do they have an impact on pedagogy? This report examines 13 models of learning style and concludes that it matters funda...

Learning styles and pedagogy in post-16 learning : A systematic and critical review

This report critically reviews the literature on learning styles and examines in detail 13 of the most influential models. The report concludes that it matters fundamentally which instrument is chose...

'Do you have a disability - yes or no? or is there a better way of asking?'

This report is one of a series of resources from the project, The Disability Discrimination Act: taking the work forward 2003-05, managed by the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) in partne...

The impact of different modes of assessment on achievement and progress in the learning and skills sector

This study was commissioned to investigate whether or not use of different assessment methods makes a difference to learner achievement and progress in the learning and skills sector. The research fou...

Apprenticeships: a review of recent policy and practice

This review discusses issues associated with apprenticeships and considers how policy and practice has developed over the last two decades. It draws on a range of LSDA work on aspects of apprenticeshi...

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