Influence of Congruent- Incongruent Teaching and Learning Style on Student Performance( Case:Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Kurdistan University)

Skandari, Farzad; Salehi, Mahdi

Influence of Congruent- Incongruent Teaching and Learning Style on Student Performance( Case:Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Kurdistan University)

Authors

Farzad Skandari

Mahdi Salehi

Abstract

Based on Kolb’s theory of learning and teaching a Post-test Group Design was applied to investigate the effect of congruent/ incongruent teaching and learning styles on students’ performance at the faculties of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Kurdistan, Iran in 2007. Using SPSS software descriptive statistics, T- test and MANOVA were employed in analyzing the data. Results showed that: 1- the dominant learning styles among male and female students are Accommodator and Assimilator ones respectively; 2- the main teaching style among teachers is Assimilator which is in line with the female students' learning style; 3- Congruency between teachers’ learning style and students’ learning style exerts a positive significant effect on students’ performance. The result could be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning at the faculties of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Kurdistan, Iran.

Keywords

Experiential learning

Higher education in agriculture

Learning style

Student performance

Teaching style