Clark, Q. M., & Mohler, J. L., & Magana, A. J. (2015, June), Learning Style Dynamics  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24413

\bibitem{asee_peer_24413}
  Clark, Q. M., \& Mohler, J. L., \& Magana, A. J. (2015, June), \emph{Learning Style Dynamics}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24413

Quintana M. Clark, James L. Mohler, and Alejandra J. Magana.  "Learning Style Dynamics".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24413 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_24413}
  Quintana M. Clark, James L. Mohler, and Alejandra J. Magana.
  "Learning Style Dynamics".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24413 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

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AB  -                                   Learning Style DynamicsKnowledge of an individual’s learning style dynamics might be used to further improvepersonalized learning, instruction, or educational materials. This study extends learning styletheory by demonstrating the existence of dynamics in learning style.A learning style is the type of training method an individual prefers to use in developing workingknowledge. We define learning style dynamics as the change in preferred learning styles as afunction of external factors. Such factors might include type of subject matter being studied,educational level, instructional type, interests, etc. The present study focuses on the type ofsubject matter.Prior work in this area includes the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (KLSI), which includes theidentification of nine discrete learning styles and the measurement of one’s ability to flexbetween learning styles. Flexibility measures the ability of an individual to use a different stylethan their preferred style of learning. The underlying assumption in KLSI is that an individualprefers to use only one type of learning style, independent of external factors. That is, there areno external factor questions within the KLSI survey.Therefore, our research question is: Might an individual routinely change their preferred learningstyle based on an external factor.In this study, we developed an online survey to collect dynamic learning style data from asample of 185 university students studying technology. The external factor we tested for in thesurvey was the type of subject matter; in particular, mathematics versus English. Each surveyquestion was strategically chosen so that it could be applied to both subjects. We developedcomputer algorithms to statistically analyze the survey data. Our results showed that 36 percentof the students use a different learning style between the two subject matters: mathematics versusEnglish. These statistically significant results support the existence of dynamics in learningstyles at least between the subjects of mathematics and English. These results are expected tomotivate further investigation of other external factors in learning style dynamics.
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