A Correlation Between EFL Students’ Learning Styles and Academic Achievements

Abstract

A student's learning style is the most important factor that affects the way a student learns, completes tasks, learning motivation, learning concentration, and thinking ability. There are different types of learning styles including visual, auditory, and tactile learning styles. The researchers intended to investigate the relationship between learning styles and academic achievement of ELT course students. To obtain the student learning style score, the researchers used a questionnaire (adopted from the University of Texas Learning Center, 2006). And in terms of collecting data in Academic Achievement the researchers collect the GPA from recording student GPA. The results of the above calculations show that from a total sample of 30 students, based on the calculated r-value (Pearson correlation), it is known that the calculated r-number for the relationship between learning style (X) and academic performance (Y) is responsible) If 0.987 > r Table 0.361, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between learning style variables and academic performance variables. As proof of this, the average value of auditory learning style is 24,93. Although students tend to have different learning styles, audio-based activities are the most popular among them.