English abstract
The study aimed at identifying the preferred learning styles of field dependence-independence students as well as their relation to gender. The sample of the study consisted of 800 eleventh grade students (400 males and 400 females).
The Group Embedded Figures Test, which was prepared by Al sharqawi &Al-shaikh, was used for identifying the cognitive style (Field dependence-Independence), and Learning styles scale, which was prepared by Reid, was used for identifying students preferred learning styles. Acceptable reliability coefficients were obtained for these two scales.
To answer the study questions,means, standard deviations, two-way ANOVA were used. The main results of the study were:
- The field independence students preferred kinesthetic, tactile, auditory, visual, individual and group learning styles respectively. - The field dependence students preferred tactile, kinesthetic, group, visual, auditory, and individual learning styles respectively. - Females are more independent than males. There are statistically significant differences between field dependence-independence students in group, visual, tactile learning styles in favor of field dependence students, and in individual, kinesthetic learning styles in favor of field independence students. There are statistically significant differences between males and females in visual, tactile learning styles in favor of males, and in kinesthetic learning styles in favor of females. - There aren't statistically significant differences between males and females in group, individual, auditory learning styles. The interaction among sex, cognitive style, and learning styles wasn't statistically significant.
