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Teachers’ Ability to Perceive Student Learning Preferences: “I’m sorry, but I don’t teach like that.”
The purpose of this study was to determine if teachers are able to perceive their students’ learning preferences more accurately than random guessing, and if percent accuracy differed by school district, grade level, or number of students rated. Results revealed the percentage of learning preferences teachers assessed correctly had a mean of 30.3% whereas random guessing would have been 25%. Rating accuracy did not differ significantly by school district, grade, or number of students. Based on the findings, we recommend schools utilize a learning preference assessment to provide teachers with accurate information about their students’ learning preferences prior to developing instructional lesson plans. Further, evaluation systems should assess the match between instructional methodology and individual student learning preferences if the goal is to meet the expectations of proficient learning for all students.
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