On The Relationships of Learning Style, Perceived Learning, and Performance in an Experiential Learning Environment

Abstract

A great deal of research has been devoted to learning style during the latter 1960’s and the early 1970’s (2). There are numerous reasons why so much effort has been devoted to the study of learning styles. If we can discover how people approach the learning process, we may be able to distinguish between approaches or styles which are successful and those which are unsuccessful. We may even he able to identify learning styles which are successful in specific learning environments and other styles which are more successful in other environments. Given this knowledge, we could possibly alter the learning environment in order to increase the learning efficiency or we could attempt to alter the learning style of a person toward a more successful learning style for the task the individual is attempting to master.