The Relationship between Felder-Silverman Learning Styles with Academic Performance of the Students in Theoretical and Architectural Design Courses

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1 Assistant Professor of Department of Architecture, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.

2 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Architecture, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor of Architecture and Planning Department, Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran.

4 Associate Professor of Architecture and Planning Department, Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran.

10.22034/aaud.2023.394397.2789

Abstract

In this study the relationship between learning styles and academic performance of the students in theoretical courses and architectural design workshop is addressed based on one of the existing theories in learning styles that belongs to "Felder-Silverman". Theoretical basis of Felder-Silverman theory is based on the duality structure (lateralization) of brain processing which composed of left and right hemispheres. They used a five dimensional dichotomies including the perception (Sensory-Intuition), processing (Active-Reflective), input (Verbal-Visual) organizing (Inductive-Deductive) and understanding or apperception (Sequential-Wholistic) dimensions.
In order to study the relationship between the academic performance and learning styles two types of tests were selected that the first one classified students in learning styles based on "Felder - Solomon" questionnaire and the second one analyzed and integrated academic performance of the students in architectural design workshop and theoretical courses.
The results of this study showed that the number of 4th year students compared to 1st year students in intuitive, visual and wholistic styles was significantly higher. The assessment of student performance indicated that the first year students had the best performance in introduction to architectural design I course with reflective and visual styles and the 4th year students had the best performance in architectural design IV with wholistic, visual and reflective styles. Also the first year students had the best performance in construction materials (which is a theoretical course using written material) with verbal and reflective styles and the final year students had the best performance in Introduction to Islamic architecture II (presented descriptively using PowerPoint) with visual and sensory styles.

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Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 28 February 2024

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History

  • Receive Date: 21 May 2023
  • Revise Date: 18 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 28 February 2024

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