ERIC Number: EJ1067278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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How College Business Students Learn with Emphasis on Differences between Majors
Shoemaker, Nikki; Kelly, Marie
Journal of College Teaching & Learning, v12 n3 p223-230 2015
Students' learning styles play an important role in their success in the classroom and beyond. This study explores the learning styles of business students so that professors can better understand the instructional methods that are most beneficial for their students. A survey of 205 business students in an introductory accounting course revealed that the most common learning style was visual, while the second most common learning style was kinesthetic. These results suggest that a large number of business students process and internalize new information best when they see or actively participate in what they are learning. [Issue number (n4) displayed on the PDF is incorrect.]
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Students, Business Administration Education, Cognitive Style, Learning Strategies, Introductory Courses, Accounting, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Visual Learning, Kinesthetic Methods, Interest Inventories, Teaching Methods, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Auditory Perception, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Style Inventory
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