International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 8, No 4: December 2019

Learning styles and teaching styles determine students’ academic performances

Nithya Dewi Subramaniam Chetty (Universiti Malaysia Pahang)
Lina Handayani (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Noor Azida Binti Sahabudin (Universiti Malaysia Pahang)
Zuraina Ali (Universiti Malaysia Pahang)
Norhasyimah Hamzah (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)
Shahreen Kasim (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2019

Abstract

Individuals learn in different ways using several learning styles, but lecturers may not always share material and learning experiences that match students’ learning preferences. Mismatches between learning and teaching styles can lead to disappointment with students are taking, and lead to underperformance among them. The aim of this study is to identify the learning styles of the students enrolled in Universiti Malaysia Pahang who were registered in Programming Technique course and to investigate the relationship between students’ learning styles and teachers’ teaching styles. Five lecturers and 251 students were involved in the study as participants and. Data from students were collected using Leonard, Enid’s VAK Learning Style Survey. Meanwhile, the teaching styles of the lecturers were identified using Grasha and Reichmann’s Teaching Style Survey. The findings revealed that majority of the student’s preferred visual learning style. The result also shows that the lecturers’ teaching styles give an impact towards the students’ academic performance. From this study, we can conclude that teaching styles have significant impacts on students’ learning styles and academic performances.

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Journal Info

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IJERE

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Subject

Education

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The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...