Apoiando-se nas proposições dos teóricos e pensadores clássicos da educação e nas três principais abordagens do ensino que são: Teoria Inatista, Teoria Interacionista e Teoria Cognitivista e ainda no construto dos estilos de aprendizagem humanas; o presente estudo tem como objetivos: determinar o perfil pedagógico dos docentes das disciplinas do curso de engenharia de produção da FEI-SP, através de um roteiro balizado nos teóricos da educação, seguindo as três abordagens do ensino. Este roteiro construído pelo autor, serviu de base para verificar qual linha de pensamento teórico é adotada pelo docente, verificação esta feita durante a realização das aulas em sala ou laboratórios. Complementa-se esta verificação através de um questionário dirigido aos alunos, construído também pelo autor, e tendo como base em um modelo de avaliação institucional desenvolvido pela Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP-SP). A finalidade deste questionário é captar a percepção do aluno consoante uma, amostra representativa, a respeito da capacitação do docente em sala de aula. Compararam-se o perfil pedagógico obtido de cada docente com o seu estilo de aprendizagem, fornecido pelo inventário de Kolb (Learning Style Inventory- LSI). Os resultados das percepções dos alunos sobre, os docentes pesquisados, têm um caráter complementar para que o processo de ensino-aprendizagem possa ser entendido de uma forma sistêmica. Obteve-se o perfil pedagógico e os estilos de cada um dos docentes do universo de 20 pesquisados, e ainda uma avaliação junto a uma amostra representativa de 278 alunos pesquisados em um universo de 906 alunos do curso de Engenharia de Produção da Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial (FEI-SP). Espera-se que através deste estudo haja uma conscientização dos docentes pesquisados para um engajamento institucional que leve à proposição de melhorias em sala de aula e possíveis mudanças curriculares através de critérios pré-estabelecidos. / Relying on theoretical propositions and thinkers of classical education and the three main approaches to education which are: theory inactive, theory and interactionist theory cognitive and in the construct of the learning styles of humanities, the study aims to: determine the profile teaching of teachers of the engineering disciplines of the course of production the FEI, Sao Paulo, through a roadmap balizado in theoretical education, following the three approaches to teaching. This road map constructed by the author, served as a basis to see what line of theoretical thinking is adopted by teachers, check this place during the conduct of lessons in the classroom or laboratories. It complements it was checking through a questionnaire distributed to students, also built by the author, and based on a model of institutional assessment developed by the Faculty of Education at UNICAMP, Brazil. The purpose of this questionnaire is to raise the perception of the student as one representative sample, about the training of teachers in the classroom. Compared with the educational profile obtained from each teacher with their style of learning, provided by the inventory of Kolb (Learning Style Inventory-LSI). The results of students\' perceptions about the teachers surveyed have a complementary character so that the teaching-learning process can be understood in a systemic way. It was obtained the educational profile and the styles of each of the teachers surveyed, 20 of the universe, and even an assessment with a representative sample of 278 students surveyed in a universe of 906 students on the course in Production Engineering from the FEI, Sao Paulo. It is hoped that through this study there is an awareness of teachers surveyed for an institutional commitment to the proposition that leads to improvements in the classroom and curriculum changes possible through pre-established criteria.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:49:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO _ANGELITA_PUBLICAR_doc.pdf: 269983 bytes, checksum: 26d1768c88cb0460e9a2076a223d5807 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-10-16 / We conducted a qualitative research (Case Study), which has as object of our concern to assess the adequacy of the learning styles of students in a School of Dentistry for a private university, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. We aimed to identify the predominant learning styles, according to the classification proposed by David A. Kolb (1984), students in the School of Dentistry, each of which is associated with a way to solve the problems posed for learning. We use as theoretical, studies of experimental learning theory of David Kolb and others. The instruments used to collect data were the Bibliographical Research on the subject and through the application of a questionnaire based on the Learning Styles Inventory, developed by David Kolb, the 175 students, 127 and 48 of the first term of the 8th term, referred to the School of Dentistry The results revealed that students in the population of the study, the predominant size of the abstract learning, identified by the Learning Styles assimilated and Convergent 83% of students. The distribution of Learning Styles among students of both genders were similar, following similar patterns of distribution of the directions of Learning Styles around the sample space. We also conclude that the vast majority of students represented by Styles assimilated and Convergent exhibit characteristics of study that a positive value proposition of hypotheses and the justifications for the learning through problem solving, the Dental Course. This work allowed the reflection on the learning styles students in a School of Dentistry as a method of teaching - learning. / Realizamos uma Pesquisa Qualitativa (Estudo de Caso), que apresenta como objeto de nossa preocupação a análise da adequação dos Estilos de Aprendizagem dos alunos em um Curso de Odontologia de uma Universidade privada, do interior do estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Objetivamos identificar os Estilos de Aprendizagem predominantes, de acordo com a classificação proposta por David A. Kolb (1984), nos alunos do Curso de Odontologia, cada um dos quais associado a uma maneira de solucionar os problemas propostos para a aprendizagem. Utilizamos como referencial teórico, os estudos da Teoria da Aprendizagem Experimental de David Kolb, entre outros. Os instrumentos utilizados para a coleta de dados foram a Pesquisa Bibliográfica sobre esta temática e por meio da aplicação de um questionário baseado no Inventário de Estilos de Aprendizagem, elaborado por David Kolb, a 175 estudantes, sendo 127 da 1a termo e 48 do 8a termo, do referido Curso de Odontologia Os resultados revelaram que, na população de estudantes do estudo, predominou a dimensão da aprendizagem abstrata, identificada pelos Estilos de Aprendizagem Assimilador e Convergente, em 83% dos alunos. A distribuição dos Estilos de Aprendizagem entre os estudantes dos sexos masculino e feminino foi semelhante, seguindo padrões equivalentes de distribuição das orientações dos Estilos de Aprendizagem em todo o espaço amostral. Concluímos também, que a grande maioria dos alunos representadas pelos Estilos Assimilador e Convergente, exibem características de estudo que valorizam positivamente a proposição de hipóteses e das justificativas para o aprendizado por meio da resolução de problemas, no Curso Odontológico. O presente trabalho permitiu a reflexão sobre os Estilos de Aprendizagem discentes, em um Curso de Odontologia como metodologia de ensino aprendizagem.

A relação ensino-aprendizagem tem sido objeto de preocupação de pesquisadores e teóricos, tanto na busca de estratégias alternativas facilitadoras, quanto para o desvendar dos mecanismos e das práticas educativas que produzem o sucesso ou o chamado fracasso escolar. Os estilos de aprendizagem de estudantes são investigados enquanto variável envolvida na construção dos conhecimentos. Nesta órbita o objetivo principal deste estudo é propor uma abordagem de implementação de estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem, para ser usada nas aulas de um curso técnico de eletroeletrônica de forma a facilitar a aprendizagem de seus alunos. Esta estratégia levará em conta o estilo de aprendizagem dos alunos, de maneira que as aulas sejam preparadas após uma análise da forma como os alunos têm mais facilidade em aprender. Os estilos de aprendizagem escolhidos foram os obtidos nos questionários desenvolvidos por Felder e Soloman (ILS), questionário on-line, acessível na página eletrônica da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - Universidade de São Paulo (EESC/USP). Desta forma os professores receberão treinamento para lidar com os diversos estilos, terão em seus diários de classe o mapeamento da forma como seus alunos percebem, retém, processam e organizam as informações recebidas, ou seja, os estilos de aprendizagem de cada um e os alunos serão treinados para aprenderem a melhorar seu desempenho escolar, através de uma melhor utilização das suas maneiras particulares de aprender. Após o acompanhamento das aulas para realização do trabalho verificou-se que os docentes seguem as estratégias alinhadas com o procedimento da escola e não tendem a repetir seus estilos de aprendizagem em suas aulas; Pôde-se observar também que quando algum aluno demonstra dificuldade de entendimento doassunto o docente faz uma recolocação da mesma forma que a anterior, sem considerar o estilo de aprendizagem do aluno. No entanto, a situação de incompatibilidade entre estilos de alunos e forma de ensinar é amenizada pelo fato da escola analisada contar com dinâmicas de ensino que naveguem bem entre os estilos, uma vez que as aulas são estruturadas entre teóricas e práticas. Logo, a partir deste estudo reafirma-se a expectativa geral dos benefícios do conhecimento sobre estilos de aprendizagem para as práticas educacionais, principalmente no que tange à melhoria dos métodos de ensino e à qualificação das ações do professor. / The teaching learning process has been concerning researchers and specialists over searching for alternative strategies as well as over unraveling the mechanisms and teaching practices that result on the success or the so called scholar failure. The students learning styles are studied as a variable involved in the knowledge construction. Thus, the core of this research is to propose an approach of teaching and learning strategies implementation. This approach will be used in electrical-electronic technical course lessons in order to make the learning process simpler for the students. This strategy will consider the learning styles of the students so that the lessons will be prepared after analyzing how the students learn more easily. The learning styles chosen were those available in the questionnaires developed by Felder and Soloman (ILS), which are online on the website of Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - Universidade de São Paulo (EESC/USP). So, the teachers will be trained to deal with the different styles, they will also have the analysis of how their students understand, retain, process and organize the information received, ie the learning styles of each one of them, disposed in their classroom control. The students, on the other hand, will be trained to learn to improve their scholar results by using their own learning strategies in a more appropriate way. In order to conclude this study, it was necessary to watch some lessons, and after that, it was possible to notice that the teachers use teaching strategies according to the school procedures and they do not tend to repeat their own learning styles while teaching. It was also noticed that when a student has some difficulties in understanding the subject of the lesson, the teacher explains that in the same way he had done before, without considering the student learning style. The incompatibility between the students styles and the ways of teaching is reduced due to the fact that this specific school has teaching dynamics that flow among the different styles with no problem, as the lessons are divided into theoretical and practical. Therefore, with this study, the benefits of knowing the learning styles for the teaching practice are reassured, as initially expected, mainly when they are related to the development of teaching methods and the qualification of teacher actions.

This study investigated: the impact of addition of learning styles identification and interpretation on an existing academic skills improvement program, the effect of student's learning new material at preferred or non-preferred times of day, and learning style characteristics for different sexes, ethnic groups, and college majors. Student GPAs and probationary status were compared for 144 freshman students admitted on Individual Approval status, i.e., 71 students who completed the Academic Skills Workshops during the Fall of 1983 and 73 students who completed a revised program in 1984. Reading gain scores and learning style characteristics were studied for the 1984 students. Learning style characteristics were measured by the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey and reading gains were measured by the Nelson-Denny Reading Test. Analysis of variance, simple effects analysis, and chi square analysis were used to determine whether GPAs and probationary status significantly improved after the addition of learning style information for the total sample, sex and ethnic subgroups. Reading gain scores were compared by means of a t test. Analysis of variance and simple effects analysis were used to determine whether different learning style preferences existed for different sex, ethnic, and college major groups. Findings indicated that GPAs and probationary status did not significantly improve for students who received learning styles assessment and interpretation as compared to those who did not, either by total sample or subgroup analysis. Reading gain scores were not significantly better for time-congruent than time-incongruent students. However, scores on some learning style elements were significantly different for male, female, Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and college major groups. Differences in program instructional format and setting, sample, and outcome measures between this study and previous research were discussed as possible reasons for the lack of significant improvement in GPA, probationary status or gain scores. Some of these factors may also have been responsible for the low number of elements found to be significantly different for the subgroups studied.

Lärplattformar används idag i allt större utsträckning vid distansundervisning. Forskning pekar på att lärstilar är en viktig faktor att ta hänsyn till vid distansundervisning, dock är området beträffande lärstilar i relation till lärplattformar relativt outforskat, och det saknas tydlig vetskap om hur lärplattformar kan designas för att stödja olika lärstilar. Den här studien undersöker lärstilar i relation till funktioner i lärplattformar, genom en explorativ ansats och studie med designinslag. Utifrån en litteraturstudie identifierades funktioner i en lärplattform, vilka ställdes i relation till Kolbs teori om lärstilar för att mynna ut i ett antal rekommendationer för undervisning och användning av funktioner, som låg till grund för utformning av en prototyp. Prototypen fungerade som underlag för den empiriska undersökningen, vilken genom intervjuer utgjorde prövning av rekommendationernas relevans, samt kartläggning av hur funktioner i lärplattformar stödjer olika lärstilar vid användning. Studienresulterade i åtta designriktlinjer, och bidrar till den brist som idag råder i fråga om hur lärplattformar kan designas för att stödja olika lärstilar. / Learning management systems are currently used increasingly in distance education. Research indicates that learning styles are important factors to consider in distance education, however, the area regarding learning styles in relation to learning management systems is relatively unexplored, and there is no clear knowledge of how learning management systems can be designed to support different learning styles. This study investigates learning styles in relation to the features in learning management systems, through an explorative approach and study with design elements. Based on a literature study we identified features of a learning management system, which was put in relation to Kolb's theory of learning styles in order to lead to a number of recommendations for education and use of features, which formed the basis for the design of a prototype. The prototype served as the basis for the empirical investigation, in which interviews constituted testing of the relevance of the recommendations, and the mapping of the features of the learning management system to support different learning styles in use. The study resulted in eight design guidelines, and contributes to the shortage that currently exists in terms of how learning management systems can be designed to support different learning styles.

Dans un contexte professionnel en perpétuelle mutation, les salariés ont la nécessité de se former régulièrement, et ce quel que soit leur niveau de formation initial. Nous avons coutume de lire et d’entendre que le taux d’abandon et le taux d’échec des apprenants dans un dispositif de FOAD est supérieur à celui observé dans la formation présentielle. Ces défections ou revers peuvent être la résultante de divers facteurs dont: l'isolement de l'apprenant, un défaut d'ergonomie de l'environnement d’apprentissage (pédagogique, technologique) ou bien le manque d'autonomie de l'apprenant. Pour passer d’un système fondé sur la transmission du savoir (présentiel) à un système fondé sur l’appropriation et la création de connaissances (FOAD), il faut consentir des efforts particuliers, aussi, notre objectif est de découvrir : comment s’y prennent ceux qui vont jusqu’au bout et réussissent leur formation ? Pour répondre à cette question, nous allons investiguer les styles d’apprentissage des apprenants, qui induisent les méthodologies et stratégies d’apprentissage, ainsi que leur dimension auto-formative qui est une composante importante de la FOAD, due à l’éclatement des unités de temps, de lieu, d’action. Ainsi, nous souhaitons découvrir quels sont les styles d’apprentissage des participants d’une part, en essayant de voir quels sont ceux qui éventuellement dominent, et d’autre part, définir quelle est la capacité d’auto-apprentissage des participants dans le processus de formation ouverte et à distance. La FOAD suppose un ancrage fort dans l’humain, notamment les dimensions psycho-affectives et cognitives. Tous les participants ayant réussi leur formation, nous espérons découvrir chez eux des traits individuels, des dominantes ou constantes comportementales qui pourraient peut-être l’expliquer. / In a constantly changing professional environment, employees need to train regularly, regardless of their level of initial training. We usually read and hear that the dropout and failure rate of learners in an open distance learning device is higher than that observed in the classroom training face to face. These defections or setbacks may be the result of various factors including: the isolation of the learner, poor ergonomics of learning environments (educational technology) or the lack of learner autonomy. To move from a system based on knowledge transfer (face to face) to a system based on ownership and knowledge creation (Open Distance Learning), we must make special efforts, however, our goal is to discover how they managed to complete their education and succeed? To answer this question, we will investigate the learning styles of learners, which induce the methodologies and learning strategies and their self-formative dimension that is an important component of distance learning, due to the breakdown of unit’s time, place, and action. Thus, we would discover what are the learning styles of participants on the one hand, trying to see which ones may dominate the other hand, define what is the capacity for self-learning participants in the process of open and distance learning.ODL requires a strong anchoring in the human, including dimensions psycho-emotional and cognitive. All participants who successfully completed their training, we hope to discover in their individual traits, the dominant behavioral or constants that could possibly explain.

This study aims to provide strategies for blended learning situations which combine supervised on-line courses with traditional classroom lectures in order to take into account the different learning styles of particular groups of students. Most studies, to date, on learning styles have focused on the individual level. This research proposed that commonly preferred learning styles and leanings towards certain media presentations can be identified in whole groups that share some common group characteristics. An interpretive case study was chosen as the methodology to reach the research goal because it collectively combines the benefits of a case study and multiple data collections from students who studied on a required on-line course in the same learning context. The students, who participated in this study, were majoring in either Science, Social Science, or Management. Various data collection techniques included a survey of 576 students who studied IT courses, personal interviews of 34 students, participatory and on-line observations, and reference to institutional documents. Qualitative analysis of the data employed a concept synthesis coupled with a template analysis to compare and contextualise all the facets of reality depicted by the data (King, 2004). This approach was necessary due to the extensive theoretical background required to generate the initial template and the need to completely comprehend the group learning phenomenon. The research discerned that students in specific major academic fields have common preferences for on-line media and activities that assist the learning process because they process and perceive information differently. A model is proposed to identify the interactions between the learner, the media and activity content, and the context of learning. The design of on-line course materials should take into account group learning styles to propose a holistic picture for effective learning. This is a valuable resource for the teachers and designers of compulsory on-line courses and for those who determine educational policy and strategy.

Attrition in online learning is a problem that faces many institutions of higher education that are turning to online programs as cost-effective means by which to bring about fiscal viability. There is a strong demand for online learning options by students due to the flexibility they afford to be able to work and study while also caring for a family, as well as economic benefits such as a quick and affordable degree. However, many of the reasons that students choose online learning end up being a catalyst for lack of completion, especially among underserved populations. While there is much research currently available on persistence in higher education and much available regarding online learning, there is a dearth of research on the lack of persistence of African-American students in online learning programs. This research was originally designed to take a grounded theory approach to investigating the factors affecting college completion among African Americans with a specific focus on online learning. Due to a small participant response rate, a phenomenological data analysis methodology was employed instead. This study examined participants' recollections of their experience as students in an online undergraduate program, focusing on their reasons for leaving. Forty-nine African-American students who had left their undergraduate online program at New England College were invited to participate in this study. Ten responded and six semi-structured interviews were completed focusing on the question, "Why did you choose to leave the program?" Four themes emerged: (a) lack of integration; (b) personal issues; (c) discomfort with technology; and (d) age. The findings were congruent with current research in online learning attrition and not culturally specific. Recommendations resulted from the data analysis in three major areas: (a) inclusive course development; (b) faculty training; and (c) student support. These recommendations should be considered by faculty and administrators in order to develop more inclusive online learning programs that maximize the success of all students.

O crescente uso de ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem faz com que os professores e desenvolvedores precisem avaliar qual o melhor formato de visualização a ser utilizado. Infográfico é tipo de visualização de informação que vem ganhando popularidade no contexto educacional. Ele utiliza figuras, gráficos e curtas explicações textuais associados à elementos de design, para transformar informações complexas em visualizações simples. No entanto, poucos trabalhos empíricos investigam a interferência do formato infográfico no processo de aprendizagem e consideram a influência dos estados afetivos (em particular a satisfação) e a preferência (i.e. estilo de aprendizagem) do aluno na sua capacidade de reter informação quando o material apresentado é o infográfico. Esse trabalho de mestrado tem como objetivo investigar os benefícios educacionais do uso de infográficos como material de aprendizagem comparando-os com materiais tradicionais, texto puro e gráfico+texto. Também visa analisar a influência de outras variáveis experimentais no processo de aprendizagem como complexidade do infográfico, satisfação e estilo de aprendizagem. Para isso, foi executado um experimento com 74 alunos de graduação distribuídos entre três formatos de materiais de aprendizagem (i.e. infográficos, gráficos+texto e texto puro) em uma sessão de aprendizagem individual suportada por computador. Os sujeitos foram avaliados quanto à aprendizagem imediata, retenção e perda de conhecimento, satisfação, estilos de aprendizagem e tempo. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que os infográficos são tão bons para a aprendizagem e retenção de conhecimento quanto os materiais tradicionais. Não foram encontradas evidências de que os estilos de aprendizagem visual ou verbal têm impacto na aprendizagem ou na satisfação dos alunos. Além disso, foram encontrados indícios de que satisfações positivas podem resultar em uma maior retenção de conhecimento. Para analisar a variável complexidade, foi proposto um framework para classificação dos infográficos. Pode-se concluir que, de fato, infográficos classificados como de baixa complexidade proporcionam maior aprendizagem. No entanto, o aprendizado por meio dos infográficos de complexidade alta não foi significativamente menor. É possível atribuir essa queda não significativa à natureza explicativa dos infográficos, capaz de estabilizar o aprendizado do aluno a partir de um determinado nível de complexidade, mesmo que a complexidade aumente. / The increasing use of virtual learning environments lead teachers and developers to assess what is the best visualization format to use. Infographic is an information visualization format that has gained the educational context. It uses figures, graphs, and short textual explanations associated with design elements, to transform complex information into simple display. However, few empirical studies investigate the interference of the infographic format in the learning process and consider the influence of affective states (in particular enjoyment) and preference (i.e., learning styles) in students information retention when using infographics. This masters dissertation aims at investigating the educational benefits of using infographics as learning material and comparing them to traditional materials, pure text and graphic+text. In addition, it aims at analysing the influence of other experimental variables such as infographics complexity, students satisfaction and learning style. For this, an experiment was carried out with 74 undergraduate students distributed among three formats of learning materials (i.e., infographics, graphics+text and pure text) in a computer-supported individual learning session. Subjects were evaluated about immediate learning, retention and loss of knowledge, satisfaction, learning styles and time. The results suggest that infographics are as good for learning and retention as traditional materials. There is no evidence that visual or verbal learning styles impact on student learning or enjoyment. In addition, evidence has been found that positive satisfactions may result in greater retention of information. To analyze the infographics complexity, a framework was proposed to classify infographics. It can be concluded that, in fact, infographics classified as low complexity provide greater results for learning. However, learning through infographics of high complexity was not significantly smaller. It is possible to assign this non-significant dacay to the infographics explanatory nature, capable of steading the students learning from a certain level of complexity.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:54:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO _ANGELITA_PUBLICAR_doc.pdf: 269983 bytes, checksum: 26d1768c88cb0460e9a2076a223d5807 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-10-16 / We conducted a qualitative research (Case Study), which has as object of our concern to assess the adequacy of the learning styles of students in a School of Dentistry for a private university, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. We aimed to identify the predominant learning styles, according to the classification proposed by David A. Kolb (1984), students in the School of Dentistry, each of which is associated with a way to solve the problems posed for learning. We use as theoretical, studies of experimental learning theory of David Kolb and others. The instruments used to collect data were the Bibliographical Research on the subject and through the application of a questionnaire based on the Learning Styles Inventory, developed by David Kolb, the 175 students, 127 and 48 of the first term of the 8th term, referred to the School of Dentistry The results revealed that students in the population of the study, the predominant size of the abstract learning, identified by the Learning Styles assimilated and Convergent 83% of students. The distribution of Learning Styles among students of both genders were similar, following similar patterns of distribution of the directions of Learning Styles around the sample space. We also conclude that the vast majority of students represented by Styles assimilated and Convergent exhibit characteristics of study that a positive value proposition of hypotheses and the justifications for the learning through problem solving, the Dental Course. This work allowed the reflection on the learning styles students in a School of Dentistry as a method of teaching - learning. / Realizamos uma Pesquisa Qualitativa (Estudo de Caso), que apresenta como objeto de nossa preocupação a análise da adequação dos Estilos de Aprendizagem dos alunos em um Curso de Odontologia de uma Universidade privada, do interior do estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Objetivamos identificar os Estilos de Aprendizagem predominantes, de acordo com a classificação proposta por David A. Kolb (1984), nos alunos do Curso de Odontologia, cada um dos quais associado a uma maneira de solucionar os problemas propostos para a aprendizagem. Utilizamos como referencial teórico, os estudos da Teoria da Aprendizagem Experimental de David Kolb, entre outros. Os instrumentos utilizados para a coleta de dados foram a Pesquisa Bibliográfica sobre esta temática e por meio da aplicação de um questionário baseado no Inventário de Estilos de Aprendizagem, elaborado por David Kolb, a 175 estudantes, sendo 127 da 1a termo e 48 do 8a termo, do referido Curso de Odontologia Os resultados revelaram que, na população de estudantes do estudo, predominou a dimensão da aprendizagem abstrata, identificada pelos Estilos de Aprendizagem Assimilador e Convergente, em 83% dos alunos. A distribuição dos Estilos de Aprendizagem entre os estudantes dos sexos masculino e feminino foi semelhante, seguindo padrões equivalentes de distribuição das orientações dos Estilos de Aprendizagem em todo o espaço amostral. Concluímos também, que a grande maioria dos alunos representadas pelos Estilos Assimilador e Convergente, exibem características de estudo que valorizam positivamente a proposição de hipóteses e das justificativas para o aprendizado por meio da resolução de problemas, no Curso Odontológico. O presente trabalho permitiu a reflexão sobre os Estilos de Aprendizagem discentes, em um Curso de Odontologia como metodologia de ensino aprendizagem.