Learning styles differences among engineering students of daytime and evening classes programs

Abstract

The purpose of this exploratory research was to identify if there were any differences in the student’s learning styles of three engineering academic programs from daytime and evening classes. The motivation aroused from the observation that the academic performance of these two populations, in response to equally demanding academic programs, was equivalent, despite having far less demanding requirements for the acceptance in the evening class program. The results of this research showed no relevant differences in the learning styles of the students of the two programs, giving rise to more questions than answers, mainly regarding the motivations of the evening class students and the academic requirements for the acceptance in a tertiary institution.

Keywords

• estilos de aprendizaje
• motivaciones
• estudiantes de ingeniería
• programas diurnos y vespertinos
• desempeño académico