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ERIC Number: EJ1238274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2252-8822
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Learning Styles and Teaching Styles Determine Students' Academic Performances
Chetty, Nithya Dewi Subramaniam; Handayani, Lina; Sahabudin, Noor Azida; Ali, Zuraina; Hamzah, Norhasyimah; Rahman, Nur Shamsiah Abdul; Kasim, Shahreen
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, v8 n4 p610-615 Dec 2019
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.
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. C5 Plumbon, Banguntapan, Yogyakarta, 55198, Indonesia. Tel: +62-274-4534501; Fax: +62-274-564604; e-mail: ijere@iaesjournal.com; Web site: http://ijere.iaescore.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Style Profile (NASSP); Learning Style Inventory
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