Teach Them How They Learn: Learning Styles and Information Systems Education

Authors

Casey G. Cegielski, Auburn University
Benjamin T. Hazen, Auburn University
R. Kelly Rainer, Auburn University

Abstract

The rich, interdisciplinary tradition of learning styles is markedly absent in information systems-related research. The current study applies the framework of learning styles to a common educational component of many of today’s information systems curricula - object-oriented systems development - in an effort to answer the question as to whether one’s learning style, when matched with a specific complementary instructional methodology, results in increased domain-specific performance. The data collected from 196 information systems majors enrolled in object-oriented systems development courses suggest that task performances increases significantly when the instructional methodology closely mirrors the student’s learning style inclination.

Recommended Citation

Cegielski, Casey G.; Hazen, Benjamin T.; and Rainer, R. Kelly (2011) "Teach Them How They Learn: Learning Styles and Information Systems Education," Journal of Information Systems Education: Vol. 22 : Iss. 2 , 135-146.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jise/vol22/iss2/6