Kolb’s Learning Styles and Learning
Preferences: Is there a linkage?
RobertLooFaculty of ManagementUniversity of LethbridgeLethbridgeT1K 3M4AlbertaCanadaloo@uleth.ca
Robert Loo*
University of Lethbridge, Canada
Much has been written about the relationships between learning styles and learning
preferences with the aim of tailoring teaching methods to the ways that students prefer to
learn. This study used a sample of 201 management undergraduates to examine the
relationships between Kolb’s four learning styles and four learning types, and 12 different
learning preferences. Only three significant relationships were found. It is suggested that
large individual differences in learning preferences within each style and type, and small
differences in learning preference mean scores show that, overall, there are weak linkages
between learning styles and learning preferences. It is recommended that researchers
control for Type I error rates and present effect sizes when statistically significant relationships are found to prevent chance and trivial findings from influencing educators. It is
recommended that educators use a variety of learning methods and encourage students to
be receptive to different learning methods rather than try to link specific learning methods
to specific learning styles.
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