Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine the learning style preferences of primary school teachers. The subjects of this study were primary school teachers (n=250) working in the city center of Bolu in 2004. The quantitative data were collected by means of 2004 through Learning Style Preferences Inventory (LSPI) developed by Eren (2002). In addition to (LSPI), an open-ended question was asked to the primary school teachers during the study. To analyze the quantitative data collected, SPSS program was used and content analysis technique was used to analyze the open-ended question. Although, the analysis of the LSPI revealed that primary school teachers prefer the reflective learning style, the answers of open-ended question indicated that they prefer the active learning style. T-test results indicated a significant difference in favor of female teachers only in visual learning style preference

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