أساليب التعلم المفضلة لدى طلبة المدارس الثانوية في مدينة معان في الأردن و علاقتها بمتغيري الجنس و التخصص الأكاديمي

Abstract EN

This study explores the preferred learning styles of secondary school students in Ma’an City to determine differences in learning styles as related to gender and academic specialization.

The study sample consisted of (220) male and female students in secondary school grades in Ma’an City in H.

K.

J.

To collect data, a learning styles inventory developed by (Oliver, 1995) was applied by the researcher, who first translated the inventory into Arabic and also ensured appropriate validity and reliability.

To address questions in the study, means, standard deviation, and t-tests for two independent samples were computed.

Study results indicate that students’ most preferred learning styles include auditory and then visual.

The least preferred learning style appears to be tactual learning.

The study results also indicate that there are statistically significant differences regarding preferred learning styles related to students’ academic track; students in the science tracks preferred the visual and tactual learning styles, while students in the literature track preferred auditory learning style.

Study results indicate that there are no statistically significant differences between male and female students related to preferred learning styles.

The study recommends that teachers should employ strategies that are congruent with students' preferences so as to optimize learning outcomes.

Also, teachers should vary their teaching approaches to suit their students’ learning preferences.