The effects of instructional strategies and learning styles on potential army instructor performance evalutation and satisfaction ratings

The study addressed instructional strategies and learning styles on a military installation of potential Army instructors. The study proposed that there may be an effect or interaction of effects when introducing different instructional strategies such as videotape and collaborative work groups, while taking into consideration learning style of the potential instructor as measured in performance evaluations and satisfaction ratings. The four research questions were answered by Quantitative methods and statistical analysis. A one-way and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was utilized to address the issues of whether there was some type of significance or main effect in the above variables followed by a discussion of the results and conclusion. Results indicated significant relationships between learning styles, instructional strategies and performance evaluations. The study followed up with recommendations for future research.