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Title A STUDY OF INTERRELATIONSHIP OF TEACHING STYLES, LEARNING STYLES AND STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AT SECONDARY LEVEL

Author(s) Nayyer Sultana

Abstract This study was undertaken to assess different teaching styles as perceived by the students, learning styles and achievement motivation of students at secondary school level and to examine the interrelationship of teaching styles, learning styles and students’ achievement motivation at secondary school level. Population of the study consisted of total 5212 students of public sectors schools located in Tehsil Rawalpindi. Random sampling technique was used. 521students were selected as sample of the study. The study was descriptive in nature. Data were collected through three questionnaires. Questionnaire regarding teaching style was based on theory of Anthony Grasha (1996, learning styles on theory of Fleming’s (2001) VAK model and achievement motivation theory by McInerney (1997). These instruments have reliability0.79, 0.67and 0.88 respectively. Data were analyzed by using percentages, mean scores and mediation analysis (Regression). Major conclusions of the study were; formal authority teaching style is the most preferred teaching style as perceived by the students. Visual and auditory learning styles are most prevailing learning styles of the students. It was also concluded that students were highly motivated in their mastery goals. Furthermore, it was concluded that there was significant positive relationship between teaching styles, learning styles students’ achievement motivation at secondary school level. This correlation is statistically significant. On the basis of conclusions, it is highly recommended that training may give to the teachers about teaching styles which carry the advantages of teaching styles as formal authority, expert, facilitator delegator, and personal model and it may be free from the drawbacks of these styles. Moreover, it is obligation of teachers to motivate students by fulfilling their social, mastery and performance goals by using all their senses such as visual, auditory and kinesthetic.

Type Thesis/Dissertation PhD

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Education

Language English

Publication Date 2022-05-13

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