Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

An evaluation of Higher Secondary Students‘ preferred Learning Style

Dr. Indu. H, G. Vinitha

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This study is conducted to determine the learning styles of Higher Secondary School Students and compare it based on gender, medium of instruction and news paper reading habit. In this study self constructed learning style preferences inventory based on Felder and Silverman model was used. The inventory consists of 50 items including four dimensions of learning style preferences namely active – reflective, sensing – intuitive, visual – verbal and sequential – global. The main objective of the study was to find out if there is any statistically significant association between learning style preferences and gender, medium of instruction and news paper reading habit. The results of the study revealed that majority of the students possess active, verbal, intuitive and sequential learning style. In addition it was also noted that there was a statistically significant association between gender and the two dimensions of learning style preference namely sensing – intuitive and sequential – global and medium of instruction had significant association with visual – verbal, sensing – intuitive and sequential – global styles of learning. While observing the association between learning style preferences and News paper reading habit significant association was seen with sensing – intuitive learning style preference

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Dr. Indu.H, G. Vinitha An evaluation of Higher Secondary Students¥ preferred Learning Style Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015

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