Office of Institutional Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Research, Planning and

AssessmentAssessmentandand

Index of Learning Styles Index of Learning Styles AssistanceAssistance

Gloria Rogers, Vice PresidentGloria Rogers, Vice President

Timothy Chow, Director of Institutional Timothy Chow, Director of Institutional ResearchResearch

Gwen Lee-Thomas, Director of AssessmentGwen Lee-Thomas, Director of Assessment

Mark Schawitsch, Research and Assessment Mark Schawitsch, Research and Assessment AnalystAnalyst

Index of Learning Styles: What Index of Learning Styles: What it is . . .it is . . . • A self-scoring instrument that assesses A self-scoring instrument that assesses

preferences on the dimensions of preferences on the dimensions of learning: (active-Reflective; Sensing-learning: (active-Reflective; Sensing-Intuitive; Visual-Verbal; and Sequential-Intuitive; Visual-Verbal; and Sequential-Global).Global).

• Ways to identify the preferred learning Ways to identify the preferred learning style of an individual or group.style of an individual or group.

• Assists faculty in the structuring of course Assists faculty in the structuring of course work, assignments and ways of allowing work, assignments and ways of allowing students to demonstrate learning.students to demonstrate learning.

Index of Learning Styles: What Index of Learning Styles: What it’s NOT. . .it’s NOT. . .

• A way to determine if someone “belongs” A way to determine if someone “belongs” in a certain curriculum or group.in a certain curriculum or group.

• A way to assume someone is or is not A way to assume someone is or is not “suited” for a particular course or major.“suited” for a particular course or major.

• A way to separate certain preferences in A way to separate certain preferences in ways that ostracizes someone from the ways that ostracizes someone from the group.group.

LEARNING LEARNING PREFERENCESPREFERENCES

• People learn in People learn in ways that are on ways that are on both ends of the both ends of the dimensions. dimensions. However, people However, people tend to have tend to have “preferences.”“preferences.”

How Does IRPA Help?How Does IRPA Help?

• Getting Started:Getting Started:– Meet with IRPA to take Meet with IRPA to take

care of initial logistics.care of initial logistics.• When, where, with whom, When, where, with whom,

how long, etc.how long, etc.

• Determine method Determine method of administration:of administration:– Web-Based (Online Web-Based (Online

Instructions)Instructions)– Paper Copy (Scantrons Paper Copy (Scantrons

and paper copy and paper copy instructions)instructions)

How Does IRPA Help?How Does IRPA Help?

• Analysis, Analysis, Scoring & Scoring & Reporting:Reporting:– IndividualizedIndividualized– Group Profile Group Profile

(Aggregate)(Aggregate)

Additional InformationAdditional Information

• IRPA Website (ILS IRPA Website (ILS links) links) – Felder Documentation Felder Documentation – Kay C. Dee and Glen Kay C. Dee and Glen

A. Livesay from Tulane A. Livesay from Tulane University, New University, New Orleans Presentation.Orleans Presentation.

– Information for Information for studentsstudents

– Information for Information for faculty.faculty.

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