Learning Styles: An overview of theories, models, and measures

Performance One concept in particular which has provided some valuable insights into learning in both academic and other settings is learning style. There is general acceptance that the manner in which individuals choose to or are inclined to approach a learning situation has an impact on performance and achievement of learning outcomes. Whilstand perhaps becauselearning style has been the focus of such a vast number of research and practitioner-based studies in the area, there exist a variety of denitions, theoretical positions, models, interpretations and measures of the construct. To some extent, this can be considered a natural consequence of extensive empirical investigation and is to be expected with any…