Effects of Learning Style on Achievement of Distance Learners.

The study aimed to find out the effect of learning style on achievement of distance learners and was delimited to the learners of Master of Education program at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad. The sample was selected through stratified random sampling technique. The learning style of the stu...

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Published in:Dialogue (Pakistan) Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 296 - 310
Main Authors: Khan, Jamshed, Iqbal, Muhammad Javed
Format: Article
Published: Knowledge Bylanes Jul-Sep2016
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          Khan, Jamshed
          Iqbal, Muhammad Javed
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          PhD Scholar, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
          Director, Department of Mass Education, Sarhad University of Science and IT Peshawar
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        Cognitive styles
        Distance education students
        Master of education degree
        Allama Iqbal Open University (Pakistan)
        Distance education
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          Cognitive styles
          Distance education students
          Master of education degree
          Allama Iqbal Open University (Pakistan)
          Distance education
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        achievement
        distance learning
        Grasha-Reichmann
        learning behaviour
        learning styles
      ab: The study aimed to find out the effect of learning style on achievement of distance learners and was delimited to the learners of Master of Education program at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad. The sample was selected through stratified random sampling technique. The learning style of the students was assessed using Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Styles Scale. The study found that majority of the learners with collaborative learning style followed by participant, Independent, competitive, dependant and avoidant learning styles. It was concluded that learning styles and achievement were not correlated at p< 0.05 except a significant negative correlation between avoidant learning style and achievement score (r =0.159, p<0 .01).
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