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2022-07-19

Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles

Enseñando teoría de control: una selección de metodología basada en estilos de aprendizaje

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n222.100547

Palabras clave:

active methodology; control systems; engineering education; learning styles (en)
metodología educativa activa; control de sistemas; educación en ingeniería; estilos de aprendizaje (es)

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This research results from the need to establish a connection between educational methodologies and students’ learning styles so that students can understand concepts with a high level of abstraction, such as control concepts. For this, definitions for learning, learning styles and active educational methodology from an engineering perspective were proposed. Then, a review of the literature on the use of learning styles in engineering, specifically in the area of systems control, is also presented. Finally, a methodology with a laboratory approach, integrating active methodologies and a learning style model, to teach control concepts was proposed.

El objetivo de esta investigación fue establecer una conexión entre metodologías educativas y los estilos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes, para que estos mejorarán la comprensión conceptos de alto nivel de abstracción como los conceptos de control. Para ello, se propusieron definiciones de aprendizaje, estilos de aprendizaje y metodología educativa activa desde una perspectiva de educación en ingeniería. Luego, se presenta una revisión de la literatura sobre el uso de los estilos de aprendizaje en ingeniería, específicamente en el área de control de sistemas. Finalmente, se propone una metodología con un enfoque de laboratorio para enseñar conceptos de control, integrando metodologías educativas activas y un modelo de estilos de aprendizaje.

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Rojas-Palacio, C. V. ., Arango-Zuluaga, E. I. . & Botero-Castro, H. A. . (2022). Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles. DYNA, 89(222), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n222.100547

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ROJAS-PALACIO, C. V. .; ARANGO-ZULUAGA, E. I. .; BOTERO-CASTRO, H. A. . Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles. DYNA, [S. l.], v. 89, n. 222, p. 9–17, 2022. DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v89n222.100547. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/100547. Acesso em: 20 mar. 2026.

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Rojas-Palacio, Cinthia Viviana, Eliana Isabel Arango-Zuluaga, y Héctor Antonio Botero-Castro. 2022. «Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles». DYNA 89 (222):9-17. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n222.100547.

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Rojas-Palacio, C. V. ., Arango-Zuluaga, E. I. . y Botero-Castro, H. A. . (2022) «Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles», DYNA, 89(222), pp. 9–17. doi: 10.15446/dyna.v89n222.100547.

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Rojas-Palacio, C. V. ., E. I. . Arango-Zuluaga, y H. A. . Botero-Castro. «Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles». DYNA, vol. 89, n.º 222, julio de 2022, pp. 9-17, doi:10.15446/dyna.v89n222.100547.

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Rojas-Palacio, Cinthia Viviana, Eliana Isabel Arango-Zuluaga, y Héctor Antonio Botero-Castro. «Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles». DYNA 89, no. 222 (julio 19, 2022): 9–17. Accedido marzo 20, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/100547.

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Rojas-Palacio CV, Arango-Zuluaga EI, Botero-Castro HA. Teaching Control Theory: A Selection of Methodology Based on Learning Styles. DYNA [Internet]. 19 de julio de 2022 [citado 20 de marzo de 2026];89(222):9-17. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/100547

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