Learning Styles Assessments in the Workforce: Do they Promote Engagement and Retention
Session Abstract
Employee engagement and retention are areas of focus within industry that help organizations assess training effectiveness and workplace culture. Several methods exist with which to research engagement and retention levels yet there has been little research into the effectiveness of learning styles assessments and their contribution to engagement and retention.
Target Audience
Our target audience consists of those who work in industry (trainers, training managers) or those who are involved in workforce education from an academic or industry perspective. Vocational education specialists and professors of Adult Education are also included; especially if they conduct research with learning styles or learning styles assessments. Graduate/doctoral students are strongly encouraged to attend, especially if their research involves workforce education, workplace culture, and learning styles.
Session Description
Our session will include a PowerPoint or Prezi to present research. Materials will be given so the audience may see the instruments used in the research. Questions and comments will be welcome throughout the presentation so the atmosphere is relaxed resulting in a sharing session rather than a lecture session. Dr. James Witte and I will speak for approximately thirty five minutes and allow for questions/comments during the last ten minutes of the session.