Student's ratings of teaching performance were compared for those whose preferences for learning style were strongly matched (n = 77) and strongly mismatched (n = 40) with their instructors' preference of teaching style. Canfield's Learning Styles Inventory and Canfield and Canfield's Instructional Styles Inventory measured learning and teaching style preferences. The rating scale was designed from a catalog of items. Analysis of variance indicated no significant differences in instructors' ratings between the two groups.
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