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Accommodating students' learning styles differences in English language classroom.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Yotta, Endelibu Goa |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Abstract | Learning style is the way in which learners characteristically prefer to learn. In spite of teachers' less accommodation of different learning styles, mismatches often occur between the students learning style differences and instructional methods employed by teachers. This results less learning and misbehaving. This paper defined several dimensions of learning thought to particularly relevant to foreign language classes. The research examined the teachers' classroom practice of accommodating learning style differences and suggests the important steps and modalities to address the educational needs of all students in English language classes. Questionnaire was used to obtain adequate information about teachers’ classroom practice of learning style differences. The data assembled and organized was analyzed and explained in detail. The result was interpreted in line with the objectives of the research questions. Findings of the study indicate that more than averages of EFL teachers of Chamo secondary school in Arba Minch, Ethiopia were not accommodating learning style differences in the classroom. Besides, the instructional aids and classroom exercises were mismatching with learning style differences. EFL teachers also were not accommodating and addressing the learning style differences. |
| Journal | Heliyon |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC10319179 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| PubMed reference number | 37408877 |
| e-ISSN | 24058440 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17497 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher Date | 2023-06-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). © 2023 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
| Subject Keyword | Individual differences Learning style Visual learning Auditory learning Kinesthetic learning Read/write learning |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
