Research Article

TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS' LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS

Volume: 7 Number: 23 March 30, 2023
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TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS' LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to apply the Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire (PLSQ) developed by Reid (1984), which measures 6 learning types, to students in the university's foreign language department. In the questionnaire, there are 6 sub-dimensions related to visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, individual and group learning styles. In accordance with the literature, those who can read and understand the topic of instruction in a book on their own are called independent learners, and those who can understand a topic with the help of another person (e.g., teacher) are called dependent learners. Individual learning items in the questionnaire were interpreted in terms of independent learners and group learning items in terms of dependent learners The study examined questionnaire items related to individual or group study, dependent and independent learning, gender, and hand use. The study also examined the relationship between responses to the individual and group learning items, which are sub-dimensions of the questionnaire, and the independent and dependent learning variable from the control questions. A total of 206 students from different classes in the English Language and Literature Department (ELL) voluntarily participated in the study in 2019. Internal reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha (Table 2). For other calculations, mean, standard deviation, confirmatory factor analysis, Mann-Whitney U, and Shapiro Wilk tests were used. A relationship was found between some subfactors of PLPQ and the variables gender, hand use, study style and dependent and independent learners. It has been suggested that different and original studies can be conducted by adding new control questions to the current questionnaires and scales.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 30, 2023

Submission Date

February 17, 2023

Acceptance Date

March 29, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 7 Number: 23

APA
Tomakin, E. (2023). TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS. Asya Studies, 7(23), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.31455/asya.1252133
AMA
1.Tomakin E. TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS. Asya Studies. 2023;7(23):27-39. doi:10.31455/asya.1252133
Chicago
Tomakin, Ercan. 2023. “TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS”. Asya Studies 7 (23): 27-39. https://doi.org/10.31455/asya.1252133.
EndNote
Tomakin E (March 1, 2023) TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS. Asya Studies 7 23 27–39.
IEEE
[1]E. Tomakin, “TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS”, Asya Studies, vol. 7, no. 23, pp. 27–39, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.31455/asya.1252133.
ISNAD
Tomakin, Ercan. “TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS”. Asya Studies 7/23 (March 1, 2023): 27-39. https://doi.org/10.31455/asya.1252133.
JAMA
1.Tomakin E. TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS. Asya Studies. 2023;7:27–39.
MLA
Tomakin, Ercan. “TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS”. Asya Studies, vol. 7, no. 23, Mar. 2023, pp. 27-39, doi:10.31455/asya.1252133.
Vancouver
1.Ercan Tomakin. TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENGLISH: DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS. Asya Studies. 2023 Mar. 1;7(23):27-39. doi:10.31455/asya.1252133

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