Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment and Index of Learning Styles Assistance

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Office of Institutional Research, Planning and
Assessmentand Index of Learning Styles
Assistance

• Gloria Rogers, Vice President
• Timothy Chow, Director of Institutional Research
• Gwen Lee-Thomas, Director of Assessment
• Mark Schawitsch, Research and Assessment Analyst

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Index of Learning Styles What it is . . .

• A self-scoring instrument that assesses
  preferences on the dimensions of learning
  (active-Reflective Sensing-Intuitive
  Visual-Verbal and Sequential-Global).
• Ways to identify the preferred learning style of
  an individual or group.
• Assists faculty in the structuring of course
  work, assignments and ways of allowing students
  to demonstrate learning.

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Index of Learning Styles What its NOT. . .

• A way to determine if someone belongs in a
  certain curriculum or group.
• A way to assume someone is or is not suited for
  a particular course or major.
• A way to separate certain preferences in ways
  that ostracizes someone from the group.

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LEARNING PREFERENCES

• People learn in ways that are on both ends of the
  dimensions. However, people tend to have
  preferences.

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How Does IRPA Help?

• Getting Started
• Meet with IRPA to take care of initial logistics.
• When, where, with whom, how long, etc.
• Determine method of administration
• Web-Based (Online Instructions)
• Paper Copy (Scantrons and paper copy
  instructions)

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How Does IRPA Help?

• Analysis, Scoring Reporting
• Individualized
• Group Profile (Aggregate)

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Additional Information

• IRPA Website (ILS links)
• Felder Documentation
• Kay C. Dee and Glen A. Livesay from Tulane
  University, New Orleans Presentation.
• Information for students
• Information for faculty.

ILS Information