Common Learning Styles among Students of Al-Balqa Applied University and the Impact of Some Variables

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the common learning styles of Al-Balqa Applied University students and the impact of some variables such as university branch, gender, academic program, academic year, specialization, and the General Point Average (GPA). The study sample consisted of (690) male and female students selected by random cluster method. The researcher used the Index of Learning Styles (ILS of Felder and Silverman), which consisted of 44 items, to assess learning preferences. After using the SPSS statistical analysis program, the study results showed that the common learning styles were arranged in descending order as follows (active/ reflective, visual/ verbal, comprehensive/ sequential, sensory/ intuitive). The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences in favor of the university branch variable - Princess Rahma College and Al-Huson University College, where the verbal-visual learning style was more common, as well as statistically significant differences in the gender variable, as the sequential learning style is more common among females. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (50.0 ≤ α) for the variables of the study program, academic year, specialization, and general point average (GPA).