RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES GRAMMAR STUDENTS AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT/ПОВЕЗАНОСТ СТИЛОВА УЧЕЊА УЧЕНИКА ГИМНАЗИЈЕ СА ШКОЛСКИМ УСПЕХОМ

In: Teme: časopis za društvene nauke : journal for social sciences, S. 1223

Abstract

The research focuses on identifying learning styles of students using Experiential Learning Theory. Тhe paper explores the connection between the preferred learning styles of students with academic achievement аnd gender differences. The findings indicate that assimilating learning style most preferred by students. Furthermore, the study shows that there are significant differences in learning styles of students in terms of gender differences of students. The results suggest that within the school context in Serbia such teaching strategies are applied that encourage the development of the assimilating style – lectures through which a number of information systematized in a logical structure are transferred to students. Also, most of the students who have excellent school achievements actually prefer the assimilating learning style. This finding can be explained by the assumption that students develop their own learning styles in accordance with teachers' expectations.