Analysis of pre-service teachers’ learning styles according to vermunt learning style model

This study aims to identify the learning styles of pre-service teachers who had pedagogicalformation education according to Vermunt Learning Style Model and to examine the learningstyles of pre-service teachers considering their demograpichs such as gender and age. Thestudy was carried out with 442 pre-service teachers who attended the certificate program ofpedagogical formation education delivered at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey UniversityEducation Faculty in 2017-2018 academic year. “Vermunt Learning Styles Inventory” wasused to identify the learning styles of pre-service teachers participated in the study. Thefindings reveal that pre-service teachers predominantly had “deep processing” and “intake ofknowledge” learning styles, and the differences in learning styles according to gender andage variables were significant. While there are a great number of studies on learning styles,limited studies on Vermunt Learning Style appear in the literature. It is considered thatarranging educational environments and learning experiences according to the learning stylesof individuals would increase the success and efficiency in education. It is anticipated thatthis study is essential in this regard and contributes to the literature and raises awarenessamong educators and students.