Learning styles of higher education study pattern among undergraduate students of Kolar district of Karnataka state

Abstract

Learning styles play a vital role in the learning process and contribute to the overall educational environment. Learning style, as an integral and vital part of a student’s learning process, has been constantly discussed in the field of education and pedagogy. Therefore, the study was conducted in Kolar of Karnataka State. Total sample size of 250 respondents were selected through purposive sampling technique. The results revealed that most of them were from rural areas with good academic performance. It is evident from results that, majority of the respondents fifty six per cent were having visual type of learning style more than half of the population might follow visuals namely reading books, newspapers, posters, maps followed by thirty three per cent of respondents were categorized under auditory type of learning style with recorded lecture notes, hearing from friends during preparation for exam and a small portion only ten per cent of the respondents were having a kinesthetic type of learning style which was very rare learning style who will be more active and follow movement. The findings of the study also revealed that learning styles do not have a significant influence on academic performance and time spent for self-study. Therefore, it can be concluded that Learning styles can be simply understood as the various techniques that respondents prefer to use to perceive and process information and interact with the learning environment.