Teaching and learning are as old as civilization, if not older. Little change however has happened in the past 800 years as far as university teaching is concerned. The lecture has been the mainstay of engineering teaching since its inception. In recent years evidence of different ways of learning resulting from the existence of different psychological types has surfaced. These learning styles can be inventoried and used by teachers to advantage. This paper briefly describes an experiment in the use of teaching and learning styles by one of its leading proponents and ends by suggesting the use of similar techniques in Engineering courses.

A busca de maior eficiência no processo ensino-aprendizagem tem sido uma constante há milênios. A constatação de que existem diferentes maneiras de aprender e de ensinar levou à tentativa de "casar as impedâncias" na ligação entre mestre e aprendiz. Este artigo é uma resenha de uma dessas tentativas, executada com resultados bastante satisfatórios no âmbito do ensino de engenharia e que se propõe seja experimentada na Escola de Engenharia da UFRGS.