THE ROLE OF LEARNING STYLES OF STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC LEARNING AND SOLVING PROBLEMS

Experiential learning is the process wherebyknowledge is created through direct experience. In thisarticle we intend to identifying the predominant type oflearning (visual, auditory, kinesthetic and its role inacademic learning; analyzing the differences betweenthe learning styles of students from Psychology andEconomics universities and how they access theircerebral hemispheres. After analyzing the test subjectswe found that they have different learning styles.Psychology students are auditory, tactile and kinestheticstyle oriented and economics students focus primarilyon visual style. This is explained by the fact thatpsychology students develop active listening skillsthrough their professional activities that are done withpeople of different ages and from different socialbackgrounds.