Project Abstract
Knowing one's own optimal learning strategy presented an important yet complex problem. In our research project, we had formulated and authenticated a questionnaire designed specifically to ascertain the most suitable learning strategy for a student. We hypothesized that the learning outcome could be elucidated by students' learning preferences, moderated by the scores of active and passive learning as determined by our questionnaire. In this pursuit, we organized an online study involving 102 participants who completed the questionnaire and undertook three tests utilizing diverse learning strategies. Our findings indicated that while a significant difference in test scores existed depending on the learning strategy, our questionnaire couldn't predict the most efficient one accurately for each individual. Consequently, our results concurred with other researches negating the significance of the VARK learning styles.
Project Report
Our Project Report provided a summary of the results and two-year timeline of our project. It comprised the following sections:
- Preface by the Supervisor
- Interview with our Supervisor (journalistic part)
- Research paper (scientific part)
- Self reflection
- Overview of our posters
Our complete Project Report was available here.
Team
- Lea John
- Friederike Jungmann
- Kilian Lupp
- Elena Tangocci
- Samuel Valenzuela
- Katharina Wagner
Tutors
- Konrad Weiss
- Martin Zirngibl
Supervisors
- Prof. Dr. Azzurra Ruggeri
Contact
- Email: studystrats@ja.tum.de