The Investigation of Learning Styles and Study Habits

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between study habits and learning styles of the students. It was tried to determine whether the study habits of the students at different levels differ according to the learning styles in the framework of the view that the learning styles and the study habits are directly related to each other. In addition to this, whether both the study habits and the learning styles differ according to class level and gender were also included in the scope of the research. The study conducted with the relational screening model was carried out with the 6th, 7th and 8th-grade students studying at public schools in the district of Mardin province (Artuklu) in the second term of the 2015-2016 academic year. In order to identify the study habits of students, Study Habits Scale developed by Günaydın (2011) and the second version of Kolb Learning Style Scale developed by Kolb (1984) were used in the study. In the light of the findings, in terms of study habits, it was observed that female students had a lower average of 8th class avoidance behaviors than male students, and had a higher average at all class levels and all study habit dimensions. Besides, the differentiation of learning styles according to class level and gender were examined and it was found that both class level and gender have significant effects son learning styles