An Exploratory Study On Learning Style Preferences Of Secondary School Students In Visakhapatnam District Of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

Education is one of the most powerful instruments of social, economic and cultural transformation necessary for the realization of national goals.  Students need to be educated by which their character is formed, minds are sharpened and their knowledge gets increased. In formal setting, the school provides varied learning experiences to the students by making them participate in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.  Confidence in learning will consistently rise when learners know how to learn.  They should realize the fact that their learning is very much influenced by the learning style preferences they adopt.  The researchers thought that it is necessary for the students to know their learning style preferences in the teaching-learning process in secondary schools.  Further, it is also essential for teachers to identify these learning styles of different students with a view to tune their teaching suitable to the context. The present investigation is an attempt to explore the learning style preferences of students of secondary schools in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.