Personality Type and Learning Style: The Tie That Binds

An Application of Holland’s Theory to Career Interests and Selected Careers of Automotive Technology Students

“…Realistic (84.1%) was the dominant personality type of the postsecondary automotive technology students using the SDS while accommodating was the learning style most represented using the LSI. There was a significant relationship between the Realistic personality type and the accommodating learning style with 37.8% of the participants (Threeton et al, 2013). Another study identified the preference for learning styles using the LSI among postsecondary automotive technology students (Threeton & Walter, 2009b).…”

“…Thus, the related literature focused on research using the SDS in university settings (Behrens & Nauta, 2014;Dozier et al, 2015;Mau et al, 1997), the relationship between personality type and career choice (Kimongo Kemboi et al, 2016;Tang, 2009), and the environmental aspects of Holland's theory (Smart et al, 2000;Smart et al, 2009;Smart & Thompson, 2001). In addition, several studies focusing on automotive technology students as the population were also reviewed (Threeton et al, 2013;Threeton & Walter, 2009a;2009b).…”

“…Overall, limited literature exists on the career development needs of students and graduates in CTE settings (Packard et al, 2012), who contribute to innovation, health care, infrastructure, and growth of the U.S. economy (Gordon, 2014). However, three studies were identified about postsecondary automobile technology students and the relationship between personality type and learning style (Threeton et al, 2013;Threeton & Walter, 2009a;2009b). One study examined the relationship between personality type and learning style with postsecondary automotive technology students in one northern U.S. state using the SDS and Learning Style Inventory (LSI) (Threeton et al, 2013).…”

“…However, three studies were identified about postsecondary automobile technology students and the relationship between personality type and learning style (Threeton et al, 2013;Threeton & Walter, 2009a;2009b). One study examined the relationship between personality type and learning style with postsecondary automotive technology students in one northern U.S. state using the SDS and Learning Style Inventory (LSI) (Threeton et al, 2013). Realistic (84.1%) was the dominant personality type of the postsecondary automotive technology students using the SDS while accommodating was the learning style most represented using the LSI.…”

Different scoring methods of theVARKquestionnaire to evaluate dentistry Students' learning styles

“…1 Many students in the classroom struggle to learn, which may be due to a lack of interest in a subject or an incompatibility between the teacher's teaching method and the student's learning style. 2 Learning style refers to a person's preferred method of learning, or the manner in which he or she acquires, remembers and retrieves knowledge, or the manner in which one learns how to respond to a stimuli. 3 The impact of utilising learning styles on improvement of learning has been investigated and proved in several studies.…”