Dr Steven Aragon
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resource Education,
College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Dr Scott D. Johnson
Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Najmuddin Shaik
Doctoral Student, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

The Influence of Learning Style Preferences on Student Success in Online vs. Face-to-Face Environments

Abstract

This study compared the relationship between learning style preferences and learner success of students in an online course with an equivalent face-to-face course. Comparisons included motivation maintenance, task engagement, and cognitive controls. Results revealed significant relationships between preferences and course success on five constructs for the face-to-face students and no significant relationships for the online students. Overall, the findings suggest that students can be equally successful in face-to-face and online environments regardless of learning style preferences provided sound instructional design principles are followed.

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Steven R. Aragon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Resource Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research and teaching interests focus on adult learning, cross-cultural learning, and program evaluation within the context of the community college leadership thrust of the Department. Dr Aragon received his Ph.D. in Adult Learning Theory from the University of New Mexico.

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