BİLİŞSEL TARZ VE ÖĞRENME BİÇİMİNİN ÖĞRENCİ PERFORMANSI AÇISINDAN ÖNEMİ: İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Öz

Bu çalışmada bilişsel tarz, öğrenme stratejileri ve becerilerinin farklı öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenme performansı üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu çerçevede Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İşletme Fakültesi’nin dört farklı bölümünde eğitim gören 2.-4. sınıf öğrencilerinin oluşturduğu çalışma örneklemi toplam 310 kişiden oluşmaktadır. Elde edilen sonuçlar bilişsel tarz farklılıklarının ve kullanılan öğrenme stratejilerinin öğrenci performansı açısından önemli olduğunu gösterirken, bir beceri ölçütü olarak alınan ÖSYM TM puanı öğrenci performansı ile ilişkili bulunmamıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen bir diğer önemli bulgu ise, öğrenme stratejisi kullanımlarının öğrencilerin bilişsel tarzına bağlı olarak farklılıklar göstermesidir

Öz

This study has aimed to investigate how cognitive style, learning strategy and skill differences influence student performance in different learning environments. In this respect, the study sample consisted of 310 students studying in four different departments of the Business Administration Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University. Results show that cognitive styles and learning strategies are important in explaining student performance, while the university admission test as a measure of student skills had no effect on student performance. An other important finding was that the use of learning strategies differed with respect to cognitive styles.

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