Date of Award
Spring 5-2019
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Speech and Hearing Sciences
First Advisor
Kimberly Ward
Advisor Department
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Abstract
Learning styles can be described as an individual’s unique way of assimilating new information based on his/her preferences and methods of acquiring knowledge. The awareness of a student’s learning style preference can be beneficial to both students and instructors. The goal of this project was aimed at identifying the learning style preferences of undergraduates in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology programs within the state of Mississippi. The researchers surveyed 137 participants involved in this study by utilizing the Kolb Learning Style Inventory and the VARK Questionnaire. Results from this study revealed that students enrolled as undergraduates in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology had a significant preference for the Kinesthetic and Diverging learning styles. These learners need problem-centered learning activities, hands-on, real-world scenarios to promote critical thinking and understanding to supplement their learning process. This information could be useful to instructors as they continue to revise and update courses.
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Recommended Citation
Shirk, Callahan, "Learning Style Preferences in Undergraduate Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Students" (2019). Honors Theses. 632.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/632