Visualizing Learning: Evolution of Styles and Pedagogical Strategies in Teacher Education

Abstract

Pablo Rosser and Seila Soler

This study investigates the relationship between learning styles and the teaching-learning process in university students of Primary Education, utilizing the Felder and Silverman model. A descriptive and statistical analysis of learning styles (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) among 157 students was conducted using Google Forms surveys and SPSS analysis. The results show a predominance of the visual style, suggesting that teaching methods commonly used by faculty may have influenced the modification of students' Learning Styles to include more visual resources. The absence of the kinesthetic style is discussed, thus raising the hypothesis to be tested in ongoing studies that traditional educational methodology may influence the evolution of learning styles. This study highlights the importance of recognizing and adapting teaching strategies to predominant learning styles to enhance the effectiveness of the educational process. The findings suggest the need to integrate more visual resources into teaching while considering the variability and potential evolution of learning styles due to the educational methodology employed.

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