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Learning Styles of College Students. Shannon Bachtel , Brittany Lobato , Paige Mansfield, Stephanie Pierce, Oak Schuetz. Learning Styles. Helpful for learners who use study strategies Useful for teachers who design curriculum Learning styles Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Combination. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Learning Styles of College StudentsShannon Bachtel, Brittany Lobato,
Paige Mansfield, Stephanie Pierce, Oak Schuetz
Helpful for learners who use study strategies
Useful for teachers who design curriculum
Learning styles Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Combination
Learning Styles
Focus
Determine if learning style is associated with…
GPA
Class standing
Gender
Instruments
Questionnaire: Sunburst.usd.edu 6 added demographic questions Esurveycreator.com Distributed through
Viking Village Facebook
Instruments
62 total; 58 evaluated for
results/discussion Respondents’ data removed due to:
(1) incomplete survey, (1) graduate student, (2) did not attend WWU
Participants
Cover letter IBM SPSS Software
Frequency distribution Chi-square tests
Categories with a frequency distribution <5 were recoded Class standing GPA
Procedures
Results: Learning
Style Visual: 19 participants
Auditory: 14 participants
Kinesthetic: 18 participants
Combination: 7 participants
Results
GPA 2.5 or less:
9 participants 2.51 - 3.0:
17 participants 3.01 - 3.5:
22 participants 3.51 - 4.0:
10 participants
Class standing 25 Seniors 35 non-seniors
Gender 33 female 25 male
Chi-square test
results GPA and Learning Style
No association χ2(9)=10.11, p =. 171 >.05
Ho: GPA & Learning Style are not associatedHa: GPA & Learning Style are associated
Chi-square test
results Class Standing and Learning Style
No association χ2(3)=.895, p = .4135 > .05
Ho: GPA & Learning Style are not associatedHa: GPA & Learning Style are associated
Chi-square test
results Gender and Learning Style
No association χ2(3)=1.527, p = .338 > .05
Ho: GPA & Learning Style are not associatedHa: GPA & Learning Style are associated
Discussion
No association between learning style and variables GPA Class standing Gender
Environment and life experiences No dominant learning style
Discussion
Alternative variables Culture Professor-student relationship
Larger sample size Self-report
Sample control Introspection
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