The paper presents an investigation about the learner’s cognitive profiles in the context of Tapejara Project1. In this investigation, we have assumed that the learner’s Cognitive Style of Learning (CSL) actually influences his/her
cognitive behavior while performing a long distance Web course. The paper describes the empirical procedures used to generate
the learners’ cognitive profiles and his/her associated learning behavior that must be considered in the adaptive Web training
environment. The training target population refers to the Telecommunications Company’s employees. The learner’s CSL assessment
was obtained from the statistical analysis of the Ross Test data [14]. The CSL learning behavior was obtained from the statistical analysis of the navigational log data in an experimental training
module designed for this purpose. The statistical results have shown five CSL groups, their style dimensions and the correlation
between each CSL group and their navigational behavior in the Web training module.
The Tapejara Project — Intelligent Training System in the Internet – is a consortium of two Universities and a Telecom company
supported by Brazilian Research Council, CNPq, under the ProTeM-CC framework.