scholarly journals Estilos de aprendizaje y rendimiento académico de universitarios de Educación Física chilenos (Learning styles and academic performance of Chilean Physical Education university students)

Retos ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
Jaime Serra-Olivares ◽  
Carlos Leonel Muñoz Valverde ◽  
Consuelo Cejudo Armero ◽  
Pedro Gil Madrona
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
And Gender ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

Se analizó la relación entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios de Educación Física de la Universidad Católica de Temuco en Chile 2015/16 (n = 122). Los participantes completaron el cuestionario CHAEA-36 y se analizaron los datos en función del curso, la edad y el género. Los hallazgos demostraron la predominancia, principalmente, de los estilos de aprendizaje combinado (56%) y activo (21%). No se observó relación significativa entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el curso (χ² = 14.324; p =.575), y tampoco la edad (χ² = 14.324; p =.575). Sin embargo, el análisis inferencial demostró una relación significativa entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el género (χ² = 11.257; p =.024). Por último, los estudiantes con un estilo de aprendizaje activo demostraron un rendimiento académico significativamente inferior que sus compañeros con estilos de aprendizaje pragmático (F = 9.517; p = .011) y combinado (F = 14.625; p = .013). No se observaron diferencias significativas en el resto de comparaciones. Estos hallazgos determinan la importancia de atender a los procesos de formación inicial docente desde una perspectiva flexible, adaptada al contexto sociocultural y educativo de los aprendices. En este sentido, se necesitan nuevos estudios de investigación que analicen la relación entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico, principalmente desde la perspectiva de género.Abstract: The relationship between learning styles and academic performance of physical education students at the Temuco Catholic University 2015/16 was analysed (n = 122). Participants completed the CHAEA-36 questionnaire and data were analysed by academic year, age and gender. The findings showed a predominance of a combined style of learning (56%) and the active learning style (21%). No significant relationship between learning styles and academic year (χ² = 14.324; p =.575) nor age (χ² = 14.324; p =.575) were observed. However, the inferential analysis showed a significant relationship between learning styles and gender (χ² = 11.257; p =.024). Finally, students with an active learning style demonstrated significantly lower academic performance than their peers using pragmatic (F = 9.517; p = .011) and combined (F = 14.625; p = .013) learning styles. No other significant differences were observed. These findings show the importance of approaching teachers basic training from a flexible perspective, adapting it to learners’ cultural and educational context. In this sense, new research studies that analyse the relationship between learning styles and academic performance, mainly from the gender perspective, are needed.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Computer Anxiety and Learning Styles(Sensory-intuitive and Verbal-visual) among Persian University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-62
Author(s):  
Vahid R. Mirzaeian ◽  
Hamedreza Kohzadi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Computer Anxiety ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Frequency Standard ◽  
First Year ◽  
And Gender

This study was conducted in central Iran among all first-year university students studying engineering courses at Arak University of Technology. All students (No = 310) were included in this study. Instruments used mostly consisted of a computer anxiety questionnaire plus a learning style questionnaire. The data was analyzed by both descriptive and inferential statistics (Mean, Frequency, Standard Deviations, Independent T-test as well as Point Biserial Correlation Coefficient). The results indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship between computer anxiety and sensory-intuitive learning styles, in that the students having sensory learning style suffered from computer anxiety more frequently than the student having intuitive learning styles. In addition, there was a statistically significant relationship between computer anxiety and verbal-visual learning style, given that the students having visual learning style suffered from computer anxiety more than the students having verbal learning style. No statistically significant relationship, however, was found between computer anxiety and gender.

scholarly journals Examining Gender Differences, Personality Traits, Academic Performance, and Motivation in Ukrainian and Polish Students of Physical Education: A Cross-Cultural Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cezary Kuśnierz ◽  
Aleksandra M. Rogowska ◽  
Iuliia Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Background: This study examined the relationship of academic performance with the Big Five traits of personality, academic motivation, and gender in a cross-cultural context. Methods: Participants in the study were 424 university students of physical education (PE) departments from Poland (53%) and Ukraine (47%). Undergraduates completed a brief version of the International Personality Item Pool (Mini-IPIP) to assess the Five-Factor model of personality, the Academic Motivations Scale (AMS), and grade point average (GPA). Results: Polish PE students scored higher in emotional stability and extroversion and had a higher GPA than Ukrainian PE undergraduates. Gender differences were found in both personality traits and academic motivation scales. Intrinsic motivation may predict academic performance. Conscientiousness and intellect emerged as mediators of the relationship between intrinsic motivation and academic performance and gender was found as a moderator in the relationship between conscientiousness and academic success. Conclusions: Women are more motivated regarding academic achievements than men. In addition to intrinsic motivation, the most important factors for academic grades are some personality traits, gender, and cultural differences. Openness and conscientiousness in men are mediators between intrinsic motivation and academic performance. The results of this study may be useful for PE academic teachers to improve the motivation of their students.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Learning Style and Quantitative/Qualitative Information Recall Performance

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.B.M. Abdullah ◽  
Jerry Ligon
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Recall Performance ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Information Recall ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Learning Style Preference

This study examined the ability of individuals to recall qualitative or quantitative information contained in reading passages. The subjects’ scores on the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (KLSI) were analyzed to determine if an individual’s learning style preference affected his/her information recall performance. Demographic variables, including age, sex, grade level, employment status and length, and ethnicity were also included in the analysis. One-way ANOVA analysis was conducted to test two proposed hypotheses. Results indicated that there was significant relationship between individuals learning styles and their ability to recall qualitative information. However, for the quantitative information the results were inconclusive. Regression analysis also indicated that there was a significant relationship between the type of information recalled and recall performance. In addition to information type (qualitative/quantitative), the abstract-to-concrete AC-CE dimension score of the KLSI was also found to have significant impact on information recall performance.    

scholarly journals Relationship between Learning Styles and Academic Performance among Virtual Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Noushin Kouhan ◽  
Maryam Janatolmakan ◽  
Mansour Rezaei ◽  
Alireza Khatony
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Academic Failure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
The Relationship

Background. The lack of attention of nursing professors to students’ learning styles can cause academic failure. The results of studies on the relationship between students’ learning style and academic achievement are contradictory. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the relationship between VARK learning styles and academic performance among virtual nursing students. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, 237 virtual nursing students were enrolled by the convenience sampling method. The VARK learning styles questionnaire was used for data collection. The basis for determining academic performance was the grade point average(s) (GPA) of the previous semester(s). Students were divided into two groups based on their GPA, including strong (GPA ≥15) and weak (GPA ≤14.99) groups. Results. In both strong and weak groups, most of the subjects were unimodal (with a frequency of 92.9% and 78.5%, respectively), and the rest were multimodal. The most common learning styles in strong and weak students were kinesthetic (57.1%) and auditory (37.2%), respectively. The results of chi-square test did not show statistically significant differences between learning styles and academic performance of strong and weak students. Conclusion. There was no significant relationship between the dominant learning styles and academic performance of strong and weak students. However, nursing professors need to adapt their teaching methods to the students’ learning styles. More studies are recommended to shed more light on this area of research.

scholarly journals Learning Style and Learning Achievement of Students of FKIP Universitas Riau In Learning English

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 340
Author(s):  
Hadriana Hadriana ◽  
Indra Primahardani ◽  
Mahdum Mahdum
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
English Class ◽  
Successful Student ◽  
Questionnaire Version ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Learning English

Becoming a successful student is a dream of every student and parents. Learning style is one of things that might influence that success. This research intended to find out if there is a correlation between learning styles and learning achievement of students of FKIP Universitas Riau in learning English. 300 students were involved as the sample of the research. The research was conducted during the even semester academic year 2018-2019 and the research data was collected in June 2019. The instruments of the research were adapted from Vark Questionnaire Version 8.01 and students’ grades in their English class. Percentage and mean used to represent the frequency of data for descriptive analysis and inferential analysis was carried out. Since the data of students’ learning style and learning achievement obtained were not normally distributed, associative Kendall’s Tau-c correlation formula was used to find out the relationship between learning style and learning achievement. Based on the data analysis, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between the students learning style and their learning achievement.

scholarly journals The relationship between Personality Traits, Learning Styles and Academic Performance of E-Learners

Open Praxis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabia Luqman Siddiquei ◽  
Dr Ruhi Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Relationship

The rapid growth of e-learning has greatly influenced the educational system across the globe. Personality traits and learning styles are both likely to play considerable roles in influencing academic achievement of e-learners. Based on this foundation, a study was designed that attempts to establish the missing links between personality traits, learning styles, and academic performance of students enrolled in various e-learning courses. University students (N=144) completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI), Index of Learning Style (ILS) and reported their grade point average (GPA). One of the Big Five traits i.e. extraversion was positively related with all four learning styles whereas neuroticism was negatively related with all four learning styles. It has also been revealed that GPA was positively correlated with three personality traits and was negatively correlated with neuroticism. Similarly GPA was positively correlated with three learning styles. Finally, there were no significant differences in learning styles and personality traits of e-learners in terms of gender. Implications of these results are expected to help academics, managers, and policy makers for implementation of future e-learning strategies in Pakistan.

scholarly journals The impact of academic libraries on students' academic achievement: The relationship between learning styles and information seeking anxiety

2018 ◽  
pp. 76-93
Author(s):  
Somayeh Parvin ◽  
Nasrin Kheibar ◽  
Hamideh Mihanpour ◽  
Alireza Rafi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Information seeking anxiety is a type of anxiety that affects academic performance. The present study was aimed at investigating the relationship between learning styles and information seeking anxiety in relation to the academic achievement of students. This was a descriptive-analytic research, and the study population consisted of students who had passed at least one semester in Behbahan University, Iran. The sample size was calculated 181 from the Morgan table. The results of this study showed that most of the students used the ‘assimilating' learning style. It was concluded that there was no significant difference between anxiety levels and the field of study. Also, there was no relationship between learning styles and age and gender. Moreover, there was no relationship of gender, academic semester, and age with academic achievement. Even though, there was no relationship between information seeking anxiety and learning styles vis a vis academic achievement, the assimilating learning style was preferred by the majority of the students. The comparison of learning styles with information seeking anxiety was a distinctive feature of this study, indicating that different aspects of learning did not have much effect on the anxiety levels of individuals, which could be the basis for further research on personality dimensions such as self-concept and intrinsic motivation in relation to information seeking anxiety and academic achievement.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Metacognitive Awareness Levels, Learning Styles, Genders and Mathematics Grades of Fifth Graders

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdal Baltaci ◽  
Avni Yildiz ◽  
Bilal Özcakir
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Screening Model ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Previous studies have shown that students, who have high levels of metacognitive awareness, perform better achievement levels than other students.<strong> </strong>Besides,<strong> </strong>it can be said that learning styles may affect metacognitive awareness of students. In the literature, studies about metacognition focused on problem solving and learners’ mathematical achievement, improvement in metacognition, and supporting some learning environments with metacognition. Therefore, in this study, relationship between metacognitive differences, learning styles, genders and mathematics grades of the fifth grade students are examined. This study was designed as descriptive study and conducted by using relational screening model. The participants consist of 330 fifth grade students from public middle schools. Data collection tools of this study are “Metacognitive Awareness Scale for Children” and “Learning Styles Scale”. The data gathered through these scales were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 21.0. As a result, there is no statistically significant relationship between learning styles and gender. But, there is statistically significant relationship between learning styles-mathematics grades, metacognitive awareness levels<strong> </strong>(MAL)—grade levels in mathematics, MAL-gender and MAL-learning styles. Learning styles may affect individuals’ way of thinking in every moment of the life. Thus, this result has a significant part in education. In fact, parents, teachers and administrators should know metacognitive awareness and learning styles. Thus, knowing these terms can be helpful to understand how the problematic and unsuccessful students show undesirable behaviors since those students’ learning styles and metacognitive awareness levels are not considered.</p>

scholarly journals Learning styles and academic performance in the operational research subject of students of the IV cycle of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences of the National

Llamkasun ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Aurelia Gonzales Agama ◽  
Sara Hermelinda Gonzales Agama ◽  
Juan Francisco Bazán Baca ◽  
Carlos Alberto Choquehuanca Saldarriaga
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Operational Research ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Visual Style ◽  
Conceptual Performance ◽  
Degree Of Association ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the research has been to determine the relationship that exists between learning styles and academic performance in the Operational Research course of students of the IV cycle of FCAUNAC. In this sense, a questionnaire has been applied to 80 students to determine their learning styles; an exam to measure conceptual performance and another to measure procedural performance; to measure attitudinal performance, a checklist has been applied. Once obtained, the data were organized in a database, which allowed us to describe their behavior and infer the degree of association between the research variables, for which we used the Pearson correlation coefficient, the analysis of variance and Tukey's test. SPSS and Minitab were used for the calculations. The result of the research is that the more orientation towards a learning style the students obtain a higher academic performance and that there are no significant differences in the average performance of the students if we compare each type of performance with the different styles, but this does not occur the same if we make a comparison of academic performance with styles, in which case there is a superiority in visual style.

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