Abstract:

This paper discusses how computer based learning (CBL) performance can be optimized. Kolb learning styles theory is used to show that computer based learning can be better than traditional learning in terms of learning performance. It is argued that the fit between Kolb learning styles and computer based learning material would lead to high user learning performance at the individual level. The outcomes of this discussion are of high importance to people who use computer based learning systems as well as to educational institutions that offer computer based learning material and organizations that use these systems to train their employees.