The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of
e-learning versus those of traditional instructor-based
learning, on student learning, based on student learning
styles. Another goal was to determine if e-learning is more
effective for those with a particular learning style. The
Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI) measured the learning
styles of students. This post-test, intact-group design
examined the dependent variable of student knowledge
based on the learning style of each subject and the
learning method to which each was exposed. The results
revealed that for the instructor-based learning class
(traditional), the learning style was irrelevant, but for the
web-based learning class (e-learning), the learning style
was significantly important. The results indicated that
students with the Assimilator learning style (these learn
best through lecture, papers and analogies) and the
Converger learning style (these learn best through
laboratories, field work and observations) achieved a
better result with the e-learning (web-based) method.