Kolb's Four Learning Styles

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The origin of learning style dates back to 1970s, later on, it has attracted the attention of many scholars. Learning style has been defined variously as particular way of learning, or individuals ' preferred and best manner of thinking and learning. Pritchard (2009, p.41) defines it as "Habits, strategies, or regular mental behaviors concerning learning, particularly deliberate educational learning that an individual displays". Kolb 's model of learning style is based on experiential learning theory. According to his view the best learning happens when all four these approaches are incorporated. Kolb has recognized four learning methods: 1. Divergent method, that consists of combining objective experiences and speculative observation. …show more content…

Lotfi Kashani, et al. (2012) in a study tried to interpret the relationship between emotional intelligence and educational achievement. They conducted a correlative study and 100 students were selected according to convenience sampling. These students completed Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire developed by Bradberry and Greaves (2003). The result of this study indicated that there was no statistically significant correlation between emotional intelligence and the students ' end of the term diploma degree.
2.2.3. Studies conducted on Language learning strategy use Many research studies have been done concerning the use of language learning strategy use, and the role that these strategies play in accomplishing a successful acquisition of foreign language. In a study conducted by Gerami and Madani (2011) the importance of learning strategies on language learning was investigated. The subjects of this study were 200 and the instrument employed was the Strategy Inventory of Language Learning developed by Oxford to determine the type of learning strategies and also frequency of strategy use. The test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) was administrated to obtain the proficiency level of students. The result showed that successful learners used metacognitive strategies the most; on the other hand, …show more content…

Among the components of emotional intelligence, which one is a better predictor of L2 achievement?
6. Is there any statistically significant relationship between learning style, emotional intelligence, and language learning strategy use?
2.4. Research hypotheses
For the above mentioned research questions, the following hypotheses are generated 1. There is no statistically significant relationship between Iranian EFL learners ' learning style and L2 achievement?
2. There is no statistically significant relationship between Iranian EFL learner 's emotional intelligence and L2 achievement.

3. There is no statistically significant relationship between Iranian EFL learners ' language learning strategy use and L2 achievement.
4. Among learning style, emotional intelligence, and language learning strategies, non is the better predictor of Iranian EFL learners.
5. Among the components of emotional intelligence, non is the better predictor of L2 achievement.
6. There is no statistically significant relationship between learning style, emotional intelligence and language learning strategy use.
3. Methodology
3.1. Design of the Study The design of the study was correlational. Correlational study wants to explore the possible relationship among

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