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Changing of teacher-centered education to student-centered education has importance among the paradigm changes that affect education system. This change process features students' individual differences including learning styles. The general aim of this research is to identify teacher candidates’ learning styles and assessment of the relationship between learning styles. The population of this research, which is survey model, consists of teacher candidates studying at education faculty of a university, situated in Turkey's eastern Anatolia region in the spring semester of 2013-2014 the academic year. In this study, the sampling method is selected as "simple random sampling method’’. The research data was obtained "Learning Style Inventory". Sub-dimensions of the scale has been named as independent, avoidant, collaborative, dependent, competitive and participant. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient is ,802 for genereal of the scale. Computer programs were used to analyze the data. Computer programs were used to analyze the data and data were analyzed with techniques of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t test, Pearson correlation. The results of the research have shown that teacher candidates have "medium" level at independent learning, dependent learning and shared learning styles. On the other hand, it was found that teacher candidates have "high" level reserved learning, cooperative learning, and competitive learning styles. According to results of this study it has suggested that teacher candidates must be informed about their learning styles, and learning styles related of them.

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