RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECUATORIAN STUDENT'S LEARNING STYLES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOIL SCIENCE.

Abstract:

English Nowadays, there has been increasing interest in topics related to education on soil science, however, topics about learning on this science have been poorly studied, particularly the relationship between learning styles and academic performance has not yet been addressed in the literature. This study aimed to understand the different student learning styles of soil science and their effect on their academic performance at the career of Agronomy Engineering (University of Cuenca, Ecuador). For this purpose, this case-study research was based on the application of the CHAEA questionnaire in order to identify and relate the learning styles with the academic scores of a group of Ecuadorian students who receive introductory courses on soil science. Results demonstrated a general preference of students towards" pragmatic" and" activist" learning styles. In addition, marked differences by gender are clearly …

Año de publicación:

2018

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