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“See How They Learn†: The Impact of Faculty and Student Learning Styles on Student Performance in Introductory Economics

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  • Kara Boatman
  • Richard Courtney
  • William Lee

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“See How They Learn†: The Impact of Faculty and Student Learning Styles on Student Performance in Introductory Economics This paper reports the results of a recent study completed at Saint Mary's College of California, in which the TUCE was administered to introductory economics students. Students and instructors also completed the VARK questionnaire to identify which of the sensory modalities they prefer to use to learn information. Results suggest that a strong visual learning preference positively influences student performance. Our finding that neither ethnicity nor gender influence student performance confirms results of prior research, and suggests that ethnicity- and gender-based differences in student performance may be at least partially caused by differences in learning style preferences.

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  • Kara Boatman & Richard Courtney & William Lee, 2008. "“See How They Learn†: The Impact of Faculty and Student Learning Styles on Student Performance in Introductory Economics," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 52(1), pages 39-48, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:amerec:v:52:y:2008:i:1:p:39-48
    DOI: 10.1177/056943450805200103
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    1. Ambrose & Cheryl A. Kier, 2017. "On Students’ Perception of a Multi-Scheme Assessment Method," Journal for Economic Educators, Middle Tennessee State University, Business and Economic Research Center, vol. 17(1), pages 40-52, Spring.
    2. Mohd Soffi Puteh* & Nurul Ezhawati Abdul Latif & Nooriha Mansor & Yusnaliza Hamid & Sunarti Halid & Zulkifli Ghazali, 2018. "Learning Approaches and Academic Performance," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 746-752:6.
    3. Ann L. Owen, 2011. "Student Characteristics, Behavior, and Performance in Economics Classes," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 32, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    4. David Sabiston & Ambrose Leung & Gianfranco Terrazzano, 2017. "Learning styles and performance in principles of economics: does the gender gap exist?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 37(4), pages 2935-2944.

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