Personalized design for learning chemical bond for students with different cognitive styles

Abstract

Online learning has changed the ways in which education has been conducted. Unfortunately, many researchers claimed that the main problem with the online learning environment is the lack of personalization element and lacks the ability to satisfy the diverse learning needs of online learners. Therefore, this study developed a Chemical Bond website which integrated several animations by addressing students‟ differences in cognitive styles. Cognitive style was selected as learners personalized aspect to be catered because Chemical Bond needs learners to visualize the abstract molecules concept. Thus, the animations developed to help students in different cognitive styles learn by their own pace. Based on the finding, it is shows that the developed website has significant effect towards students‟ achievement.cognitive styles, chemical bond, animationsOnline learning has changed the ways in which education has been conducted. Unfortunately, many researchers claimed that the main problem with the online learning environment is the lack of personalization element and lacks the ability to satisfy the diverse learning needs of online learners. Therefore, this study developed a Chemical Bond website which integrated several animations by addressing students‟ differences in cognitive styles. Cognitive style was selected as learners personalized aspect to be catered because Chemical Bond needs learners to visualize the abstract molecules concept. Thus, the animations developed to help students in different cognitive styles learn by their own pace. Based on the finding, it is shows that the developed website has significant effect towards students‟ achievement.