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2006-01-01

A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá

Un estudio de caso sobre los estilos de aprendizaje de estudiantes de bajo rendimiento académico de un colegio privado en Bogotá

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Learning styles, low-achievement learners, learning environments, reinforcement (en)
Estilos de aprendizaje, estudiantes de bajo rendimiento académico, ambientes de aprendizaje, refuerzo (es)

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This paper aims to report on a study carried out with eighth graders at a private school in Bogotá. The main focus of the research was to determine the learning styles characterizing low- achievement students when learning English. It also gives an account of the role learning styles played in the learning process as well as the factors that allowed students to explore their styles. Instruments used to collect data were field notes, students’ work and focus-group interviews. Considering students’ interests, their needs and providing them with different environments for learning were the silent results of the implementation of this research.

El propósito de este artículo es presentar un estudio que se llevó a cabo con estudiantes de octavo grado en un colegio privado en Bogotá. El objetivo principal de la investigación fue determinar los estilos de aprendizaje que caracterizan a los estudiantes de bajo rendimiento académico cuando aprenden inglés. También dar cuenta del rol que éstos juegan en el proceso de aprendizaje, así como de los factores que les permitían a los estudiantes explorar sus estilos de aprendizaje. Los instrumentos que se emplearon para recolectar datos fueron: notas de campo, trabajos de los estudiantes y entrevistas de grupos focales. Como resultado de la implementación de esta investigación se logró considerar los intereses de los estudiantes y sus necesidades, proporcionándoles diferentes ambientes para el aprendizaje.

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APA

Abella, D. & Salinas, Y. (2006). A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 7(1), 117–129. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10999

ACM

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Abella, D. and Salinas, Y. 2006. A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 7, 1 (Jan. 2006), 117–129.

ACS

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Abella, D.; Salinas, Y. A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2006, 7, 117-129.

ABNT

ABELLA, D.; SALINAS, Y. A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 117–129, 2006. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10999. Acesso em: 27 dec. 2025.

Chicago

Abella, David, and Yakelin Salinas. 2006. “A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 7 (1):117-29. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10999.

Harvard

Abella, D. and Salinas, Y. (2006) “A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 7(1), pp. 117–129. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10999 (Accessed: 27 December 2025).

IEEE

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D. Abella and Y. Salinas, “A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 117–129, Jan. 2006.

MLA

Abella, D., and Y. Salinas. “A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 117-29, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10999.

Turabian

Abella, David, and Yakelin Salinas. “A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 7, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 117–129. Accessed December 27, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10999.

Vancouver

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Abella D, Salinas Y. A Case Study of the Learning Styles in Low-Level Learners in a Private School in Bogotá. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2006 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 27];7(1):117-29. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10999

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