Relationshipsamong Perceptual Learning Styles Preferences and Academic Achievement of Students at Woldia College of Teachers Education, Ethiopia

Melese Astatke Alem

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Melese Astatke Alem

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Perceptual learning styles preferences, sex, academic achievement

Abstract

The study was conducted to examine if there are significant relationships among perceptual learning styles preferences and academic achievement of students. A sample size of 283 participants among 972 first year students at Woldia College of teachers' education, Ethiopia in 2016/2017were selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The study employed quantitative approach which followed a correlational design involving two instruments to collect data for the study: Questionnaires (perceptual learning styles inventory related to auditory, visual and kinesthetic learning styles)and document analysis. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and independent samples t-test were used to analyze data. The Pearson correlation analysis reported a significant positive relationship between students' perceptual learning styles preferences and academic achievement. The independent samples t-test result indicated that there was statistically significant difference between male and female students mean scores in kinesthetic learning style. In other words, male students mean score (M=2.7671, p

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Relationshipsamong Perceptual Learning Styles Preferences and Academic Achievement of Students at Woldia College of Teachers Education, Ethiopia. (2018). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 18(G4), 33-38. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2507

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