The relationship between perceptual and social learning styles and multiple intelligences and their effects on English proficiency of Turkish young adults learning English as a foreign language

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationships between preferences of multiple intelligences, perceptual and social learning styles, and English as foreign language proficiency. Two self-report questionnaires were administered to a total of 123 participants. The results showed that dominant intelligence preference was inter-personal and major learning-style preference was kinesthetic. Pearson correlation results revealed statistically significant positive relations between interpersonal intelligence and group learning style; linguistic intelligence and individual learning style; logical-mathematical intelligence and individual learning style; intra-personal intelligence and individual learning style; inter-personal intelligence and kinesthetic learning style in addition to negative relations between interpersonal intelligence and individual learning style; musical intelligence and individual learning style, and bodily-kinesthetic intelligence and tactile learning style. This indicates that pedagogical implications should consider individuals̕ intelligences and learning style preferences, and further studies are needed to investigate the interactions among preferences of styles and intelligences. Finally, multiple regression results showed that logical-mathematical intelligence preference and visual learning style preference were the primary contributors to the English proficiency. Since no previous research was found comparing preferences of multiple intelligences and perceptual and social learning styles of foreign language learners, this study provided data-driven evidence for the interrelations between them. Those relationships as well as factorial structure for preferences for multiple intelligences and learning styles were discussed. Moreover, the need for further development of the questionnaires and the need for mixed method data
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A. Tekiner, “The relationship between perceptual and social learning styles and multiple intelligences and their effects on English proficiency of Turkish young adults learning English as a foreign language,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.
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