Relationship between Learning Styles & Academic Achievement in Mathematics of Grade 8 Students

Abstract

The study was conducted to find out the learning styles of the 179 Grade 8 students as correlates of their academic achievement in mathematics. The student respondents were enrolled in Palayan City National High School in Nueva Ecija during S.Y. 2018-2019. The findings of the study showed that: the students’ average academic achievement was 87.4, which was interpreted as Approaching Proficiency (Satisfactory). In terms of learning styles, students were the mostly divergent type of learners. The learning style of the respondent is significantly related to academic achievement. Assimilator learners have better academic achievement than other learners with different learning styles.