*Department of Educational Sciences, Iranshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iranshahr, Sistan&Baluchestan, Iran
**Chairman, Guilanan Special Education Association & Faculty in Teacher Training University Imam Ali (PBUH)
***Faculty Member, Department of Education, District Four, Tehran, Iran
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Online published on 5 June, 2014.
The style of learning is one of the effective factors on students’ learning. People experimentally find their learning styles base on their individual differences, same as other abilities
Therefore, this study examines the learning styles in male and female students of Azad's university and their academic performance
The sample included 1800 male and female students of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, That were chosen by Relative Classification method, and completed the Kolb's stylistic test, Roger's self-concept tests, Raven's Progressive Matrices and Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. The chi-square test is used to analyze data.
The analysis of variance results showed that there is a relationship between the different learning styles of students and their fields of study. The results also show a significant difference between the learning styles of male and female students.
It can be said that the learning style is one of the effective factors on the academic achievement of students, important and useful results can be given about better ways of studying and learning to help students for a better and deeper learning.
Learning styles, motivational strategies, difference fields of study
