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 Volume 12, Issue 4 (April 2025), Pages: 213-224

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 Original Research Paper

Design and evaluation of online microlearning tailored to learning styles

 Author(s): 

 Mohammad T. Alshammari *

 Affiliation(s):

 College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9109-0395

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.04.023

 Abstract

Online microlearning delivers educational content in small, focused units to enhance learning outcomes and motivation, yet current research often lacks systematic design strategies grounded in learning theories, focusing instead on technical implementation without a thorough impact assessment. This study addresses this gap by proposing a learning style-based approach to designing online microlearning and evaluating its effects through a controlled experiment involving 67 programming learners divided into treatment (n=34, microlearning tailored to learning styles) and control groups (n=33, traditional online course). Results demonstrate that the proposed microlearning approach significantly improves learning gains and motivation compared to traditional methods, offering valuable implications for educators and suggesting future research directions.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Microlearning, Online learning, Learning styles, Motivation, Learning gains

 Article history

 Received 11 December 2024, Received in revised form 7 April 2025, Accepted 26 April 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment.

  Compliance with ethical standards

  Ethical considerations

This study was approved by the institutional ethics committee. Informed consent was obtained, and participant anonymity was ensured.

  Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alshammari MT (2025). Design and evaluation of online microlearning tailored to learning styles. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(4): 213-224

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