Learning Styles and Academic Achievement of English III Students at Assumption University of Thailand

Abstract

This study identified the learning styles of English III students and how these relate to their academic performance. Sixty seven students participated in the study who answered the DVC Learning Style Survey for College. This instrument was written by Catherine Jester of Diablo Valley College in northern California and is available on-line. Results showed that majority of the students are auditory/verbal learners and this group of students had the most number of students who passed the course with no failure while the tactile learners had the least number of students who passed the course. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine if there was significant difference in the grades obtained by students with respect to their learning styles. Results of the test showed that there was no significant difference in the grades of the students with respect to their learning styles.