A Survey of Learning Styles of Engineering Students
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2003-10-01Author
Terresa S. Ashford
Randa L. Shehab
Teri Reed Rhoads
Mary C. Court
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Abstract
This study examined the learning styles of engineering students using the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) developed by Soloman and Felder (Soloman & Felder, 2002), the Cognitive Styles Analysis (CSA) developed by Riding (Riding, 1991), and the Learning Style Inventory (LSI) developed by Kolb (Kolb, 1993). Thirty-five graduate and thirty-six undergraduate engineering students took each of the assessments. There was a strong preference for the visual category on the ILS, but an even split for the imagery/verbal dimension on the CSA. Scores were also evenly split on the active/reflective and sequential/global dimensions on the ILS. Another strong preference was seen for the analytic category on the CSA. On the LSI, most students' scores indicated a preference for the convergent category and no student scores were in the divergent category. An overview of each of the instruments as well as a summary of student learning needs for each of the dimensions is presented.
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Ashford, T. S., Shehab, R. L., Rhoads, T. R., & Court, M. C. (2003). A Survey of Learning Styles of Engineering Students. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 47(6), 870-874. doi: 10.1177/154193120304700607