document: Reappraising cognitive styles in adaptive web applications The mechanisms for personalisation used in web applications are currently the subject of much debate amongst researchers from many diverse subject areas . One of the most contemporary ideas for user modelling in web applications is that of cognitive styles , where a user 's psychological preferences are assessed stored in a database and then used to provide personalised content and\/or links . We describe user trials of a case study that utilises visual-verbal preferences in an adaptive web-based educational system ( AWBES ) . Students in this trial were assessed by the Felder-Solomon Inventory of Learning Styles ( ILS ) instrument , and their preferences were used as a means of content personalisation . Contrary to previous findings by other researchers , we found no significant differences in performance between matched and mismatched students . Conclusions are drawn about the value and validity of using cognitive styles as a way of modelling user preferences in educational web applications .
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