Sant, S. and Kashive, N. (2022) Experiential learning theory : application for understanding learning styles of postgraduate students

The article examines the learning style of MBA students and looks into how
gender effects the learning styles. Data was collected from a management Institute
in Mumbai, and survey questionnaires were adapted from the Kolb Learning
Style Inventory to investigate the four learning styles—active experimentation
(AE), concrete experience (CE), abstract conceptualisation (AC) and reflective
observation (RO). The data were analysed for the frequencies and percentages,
and Chi-square for comparison of gender and specialisation. Major learning styles
were for both gender and specialisation. Major learning styles were AE and CE,
followed by AC for both gender and specialisation. It was seen that for all the
students, the two major learning modes were convergent and accommodative,
which were also the two major dominant learning modes observed across the
genders and all specialisations. ESTJ and ESFJ were the two dominant personality
types that emerged. A Chi-square test that revealed learning styles and learning
modes did not vary based on different gender and specialisation