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A Study on Learning Styles among High School Students in Kerala
Sasikala, C.
ABSTRACT
This study examines the learning styles of high school students in Kerala, exploring
differences based on gender, region, and academic stream (arts or science). Learning styles
significantly influence students' ability to comprehend, process, and retain information.
Using a standardized tool developed by J.M. Reid (1987), data were collected from 300 high
school students. Statistical analyses, including t-tests and ANOVA, were used to test
hypotheses related to demographic variables. The findings indicate that while gender and
regional background do not significantly affect learning styles, a notable difference was
found between students from arts and science streams, with arts students showing higher
learning style scores. These findings emphasize the importance of understanding individual
learning preferences to enhance instructional effectiveness and academic achievement.
Keywords: Learning styles, high school students, VARK,
stream of study, Kerala, demographic variables
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted
use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: April 10, 2025;
Revision Received: May 25, 2025;
Accepted: June 16, 2025.
Responding Author: Sasikala, C. @ Sasi32prof@gmail.com
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5913-1005
Article Overview: ISSN: 0974-2123 |
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Published in Volume 18, Issue 1, January – June, 2025