Identifying the Learning Style of the University Students in Bangladesh: Evidence from a Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

There has been much discussion about learning styles throughout the years, and many scholars have categorized them into different styles. The aim of this study is to identify undergraduate students' preferred learning styles and the associations between gender and various other factors (faculty, academic year, age, result satisfaction, study time, accommodation, general health status and preferred learning and examination pattern). At Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, an observational study was conducted among the undergraduate students. The primary data were collected from 572 undergraduate students of Jahangirnagar University. This is the first study where Learning style scale (LSS) was used and the reliability was checked by Cronbach Alpha coefficient (α=0.822). The dimension of LSS questionnaire was reduced using factor analysis. Data were analyzed using the SPSS ver.23 software and chi-square test. In this analysis, among the study variables only examination pattern, result (CGPA), health status and accommodation at 10% significance level. 76% of the pupils prefer offline examination pattern while 24% prefer online. According to the research's findings, students favor offline study methods over online ones.