Impact of Personality Types and Learning Styles on Performance of Finance Majors

Although the influence of learning styles and personality types on student performance has been extensively debated in the literature, the impact on student performance at different learning levels as per Bloom's taxonomy has received little attention. We find that learning styles and personali...

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Published in:Journal of financial education 2013-10, Vol.39 (3/4), p.47-68
Main Authors: Ashraf, Rasha, Fendler, Richard, Shrikhande, Milind
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Finance
Intuition
Learning
Learning styles
Personality trait classification
Sequential learning
Teachers
Teaching styles
Verbal learning
Visual learning
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Summary:Although the influence of learning styles and personality types on student performance has been extensively debated in the literature, the impact on student performance at different learning levels as per Bloom's taxonomy has received little attention. We find that learning styles and personality types have almost no impact on overall performance of finance majors. However, if we carefully examine their performance at different learning levels, we find that both personality types and learning styles have significant impact, especially at the higher learning levels. Our study has practical implications. Finance instructors can modify their teaching styles to address the varied learning styles and personality profiles of finance majors in order to better engage all students in the learning process. Likewise, students can be made aware that certain learning styles are likely to improve their performance at higher learning levels, thereby encouraging some to consider employing alternative learning style strategies.
ISSN:0093-3961
2332-421X