Learning styles - March 2013

Monday, September 8, 2014
by Kathy Becker

Cartoon showing a young girl reading step-by-step instructions in order to build a rocket, and then in contrast, a young boy imagining the finished plane in order to build his

With a focus on enhancing the learning experience, this session explored two models of learning: Kolb's experiential learning model and Felder-Silverman's learning style model.

March 2013 Teaching Development Working Group (TDWG) abstract (PDF)

March 2013 Teaching Development Working Group (TDWG) presentation Stubley (PDF)

March 2013 Teaching Development Working Group (TDWG) resource (PDF)

Felder-Silverman online learning style inventory

Felder, R.M. & Silverman, L.K. (1988). Learning and teaching styles in
engineering education. Engineering Education, 78, 674-681. Retrieved from
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/LS-1988.pdf (PDF)

Kolb, A.Y. & Kolb, D.A. (2005). The Kolb Learning Style Inventory – Version 3.1 2005 Technical Specification, Experience Based Learning Systems Inc.