Learning Style Preferences among English as Second Language (ESL) Learners In Ado Ekiti Local Government
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Abstract
The issue of learning styles has become crucial in teaching and learning because when teachers are able to teach using methods that conform to the learners’ preferred learning styles, the learners will be able to learn better. This study, therefore, investigated learning style preferences among English as Second Language (ESL) Learners in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research design of the survey type and 100 randomly selected senior secondary school students constituted the sample. The instrument was Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire adapted from Reid (1987) in Richard and Lockhart (1996).The face and content validity were ensured, and the reliability coefficient of 0.72 was obtained. Findings from the study revealed that auditory, visual, group, individual, kinesthetic and tactile were learning style preferences among ESL learners in the study area. The most preferred learning style is auditory learning style while the least referred is tactile. There was no significant difference in the learning style preferences of male and female students, but there was a significant relationship between the style preferences of the students and their home background. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended among others that ESL teachers should use a variety of teaching strategies in order to take care of students’ different learning style preferences.
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Learning Style Preferences, Perceptual Learning Style, English as Second Language, Home Background, English as Second Language Learners
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