Abstract:

This study examined the learning and teaching styles in Social Science subjects at Samar State University. The descriptive method of research was utilized and a semi-structured interview was used for gathering data. Findings revealed that the learning styles of the high performing students were the following: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Style, Progressivist Inspired Style, Reward Motivated Style, Teacher Personality Dependent Style, Subject Dependent Style, Pedagogy Based Style and Classroom Environment Inspired Style. Moreover, the learning styles of the average performing respondents were the following: Auditory Learning Style, Teacher Personality Dependent Style, Subject Dependent Style, and Pedagogy Based Style. Furthermore, the identified learning styles of low performing students were the following: Auditory Learning Style, Teacher Personality Dependent Style and Subject Dependent Style. Students perceived teachers instructional strategies and personality to be factors that contributed to their learning. Faculty who are non-education graduates are perceived to use the lecture approach while majority of the faculty who are education graduates are engaging students to more activities. Thus, students learn better in Social Science subjects if they are actively involved in the classroom and they learn from teachers who are open and friendly even though their boundaries are clearly established. The results suggest that teachers should continuously discover the learning styles of the students so that they can adjust and modify their teaching styles to accommodate and address students learning styles. Hence, it can result to improved attitudes towards learning and increased number of students who will be performing better in Social Sciences subjects. Key Words: Instructional Strategies, Learning Styles, Social Science, Teaching Styles, Progressivist Inspired Style, Reward Motivated Style.

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