Focus on architectural design process through learning styles

• Published in: Design studies Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 437 - 456
• Main Authors: Demirbaş, O.O, Demirkan, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2003
• Subjects: Architectural design; Design education; Design process; Learning styles; Design education; Design process; Learning styles; Architectural design
• ISSN: 0142-694X; 1872-6909
• DOI: 10.1016/S0142-694X(03)00013-9

Learning as an interactive process is an important issue in architectural design education. This study aims to focus on architectural design process through learning styles that are ‘accommodating’, ‘diverging’, ‘assimilating’ and ‘converging’ as stated in the Experiential Learning Theory of Kolb. A research was conducted to evaluate the effects of learning style preferences on the performance of design students in a design process. It was found that there were statistically significant differences between the performance scores of students having diverse learning styles at various stages of design process. Also, it was found that performance scores of all students having different learning styles had increased at the end of the design process where the progress of assimilating learners were the highest and accommodating learners the lowest.