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

Melese Astatke Alem

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

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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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Melese Alem. 2018. "Relationshipsamong Perceptual Learning Styles Preferences and Academic Achievement of Students at Woldia College of Teachers Education, Ethiopia". Global Journal of Human-Social Science, Global Journal of Human-Social Science - G: Linguistics & Education GJHSS-G Volume 18 (GJHSS Volume 18 Issue G4).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Submission ReceivedDecember 9, 2017
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Accepted January 5, 2018
Published January 15, 2018

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