Overcoming learning barriers through knowledge management

✍ Scribed by Itiel E. Dror; Tamas Makany; Jonathan Kemp

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 278 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1076-9242
• DOI: 10.1002/dys.419

✦ Synopsis

The ability to learn highly depends on how knowledge is managed. Specifically, different techniques for note-taking utilize different cognitive processes and strategies. In this paper, we compared dyslexic and control participants when using linear and non-linear note-taking. All our participants were professionals working in the banking and financial sector. We examined comprehension, accuracy, mental imagery & complexity, metacognition, and memory. We found that participants with dyslexia, when using a non-linear note-taking technique outperformed the control group using linear note-taking and matched the performance of the control group using non-linear note-taking. These findings emphasize how different knowledge management techniques can avoid some of the barriers to learners.