Share Paper: An investigation of student performance and satisfaction in online courses using Kolb's learning style inventory

  1. Jared Bucker, Nova Southeastern University, United States
  2. Rosabelle Suarez, Nova Southeastern University, United States
  3. Cesareo Morales, Nova Southeastern University, United States

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence that learning styles, as measured by the Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory, had on student performance, and satisfaction in undergraduate online courses. The participants included students (N=100) enrolled in online math courses at a small, private university in the Southeastern United States. Each participant was categorized into four different groups (Accommodators, Divergers, Assimilators, and Convergers) utilizing the electronic version of Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory 3.1. For satisfaction measures, the Student Satisfaction Survey was used (Strachota, 2006). The research design measured the relationship between learning styles, as measured by the Kolb Learning ...