A Study on Learning Styles and Academic Performance of Undergraduate Geography Students of Greater Guwahati

Abstract

This research paper attempts to identify the level of learning styles, examine the differences in academic performances as well as study the relationship between learning style and academic performance of the under-graduate geography students of Greater Guwahati. Geography is a very important subject in solving many day-to-day life issues, national and international concerns as well as for various concept/knowledge-based competitive examinations in India and awareness about the varied learning styles helps both the teacher and the learners to gain adequate mastery over the subject-matter which is to be learnt. Learning style may be understood as the particular style, manner, approach, procedure, etc. of learning or adopting novel qualities. Again, Academic performance is an act or process of performing or disclosing the academic learning through the medium of tests or examinations followed by standard norms of evaluation. The Under-Graduate students may be defined as the students studying in courses beyond the higher secondary (10+2) level and below the Post-Graduation level. The study population constitutes the undergraduate college students of Greater Guwahati area having Major in the subject GEOGRAPHY of Arts Stream having a sample size of 100 students, including 40 males and 60 female students. Hypotheses have been tested with the help of Z-Tests. Findings show mostly average level of learning styles. Also, significant difference has been found between learning style and academic performance of the under-graduate geography students of Greater Guwahati but no significant difference between academic performance of under-graduate boys and girls.