CAI, Lecture, and Student Learning Style

Abstract

AbstractThis study compared the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction and lecture approaches in the teaching of vocal anatomy and function to undergraduate music students with different learning styles. The subjects, 60 undergraduate students enrolled in choral ensembles at a large midwestern university, were assigned to treatment groups via stratification based on college GPA and learning style. All participants were pretested and categorized into learning styles by completing the Gregorc Style Delineator. The effects of the independent variables, teaching method and learning style, on the dependent variable, knowledge of vocal anatomy and function, were analyzed using a two-way analysis of covariance, with pretest scores serving as the covariate. Results revealed a significant interaction (p = .006) between instructional approach and student learning style. Abstract learners demonstrated significantly higher achievement with the lecture approach, while concrete learners performed equally well w...