The Degree of Preference of Learning Styles among the Students of Aljouf University

Abstract

This research aimed at investigating an index of learning styles and their degree of preference among Aljouf university students-Saudi Arabia. To fulfill this aim, the researcher used the descriptive research methodology, and a sample comprising (300) students of both males and females representing different colleges was drawn by using a cluster sampling method. For data collection, Felder-Solomon’s questionnaire for learning styles was administered through two stages: Stage one, a pilot study was conducted on (55) students to obtain both Reliability and Validity of the scale. Stage two: total sample survey was used. A variety of statistical tests was used to analyze the collected data such as: Alpha Cronobach Formula, Means &Standard Deviations, and three way Analysis of Variance. The results of the present research indicated that: The preferred learning style among students was sequential /global, followed by sensory/intuitive, active/thoughtful, and visual/verbal consecutively. It was also revealed that no significant interactions were found between research variables (gender/specialization/level) and each four types of learning styles. At the end of this research, some recommendations and suggestions were pointed out.