THE EFFECTS OF LEARNING STYLES ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCES: IBN KHALDOUN UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY: THIRD YEAR LMD STUDENTS

Abstract

A learning style can best be explained as the most unique way in which a student prefers to learn new concepts. Students learn quicker and more effectively when teaching style is matched to their individual preferred styles. , this paper explains about existing learning styles and also suggests few teaching methodologies that are to be adopted for different learning styles, which creates interest in students that leads to outstanding performance in classes. We used two research instruments, questionnaire for the students and interview for the teacher’s .The first instrument composed of eighteen questions distributed to fifty English Foreign Language learners from IBN KHALDOUN UNIVERSITY in the willaya of Tiaret. The interview consists of ten questions administrated to ten English Foreign Language teachers from the same institution, during the academic year 2019/2020. The results obtain from the questionnaire revealed that learners have positive attitude towards learning style and teachers take into consideration their learning preferences. The findings of the interview have showed that teachers are aware of the importance and effectiveness of learning style on students’ performance; Teachers can incorporate these learning styles in their curriculum activities so that students are able to succeed in their classes.