An exploratory study of the learning styles of undergraduate students and the relationship between learning style, gender, race and student course achievement in selected accounting courses

This exploratory study sought to determine the learning styles of undergraduate students enrolled in selected accounting courses and whether learning styles vary by program of study. Further, this study investigates the relationship between the learning styles of undergraduate students and course achievement in selected accounting courses. This study also investigates the relationship between the learning styles of undergraduate students and the demographic variables race and gender.; Chi square Goodness-of-fit tables and tests of independence were used on a non-random sample of 297 undergraduate students enrolled in Accounting Principles I, Accounting Principles II, Intermediate Accounting I and Intermediate Accounting II courses in 9 colleges and universities in the United States.; Using Kolb's Learning Style Theory, the results of the study indicate that there is no significant relationship between learning style and program of study. The results of the study also indicate that there is no significant relationship between learning style and the following variables: course achievement, gender or race. The study did show, however, that there is a significant relationship between course achievement and gender and a significant relationship between course achievement and race.