Improving Student Performance with ILS Based Student-Teacher Pairings

Students are often assigned to instructors by student schedule or request. We present findings that assigning students based on learning style similarity can improve learning. assume teach consistent with their style, and use the Felder Silverman Index of Learning Styles (ILS) describe as a vector in R4. examine effect grade difference function “distance” between . X2 tests show (N=300) who were more similar (nearer) instructor performed better (p-value: 0.000453), linear regression indicates performance could up 2% being instructor. Our study shows that, our three novel approaches (standardized measurement, differenced grades, consideration different norms), data indicate mild support for using idea behind meshing hypothesis provide recommendations student-teacher pairing.