LEARNING STYLES AS PREDICTOR TO READING DISTRACTION AMONG STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

R O Oddiri; O G Kemjika

LEARNING STYLES AS PREDICTOR TO READING DISTRACTION AMONG STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

R O Oddiri, O G Kemjika

Abstract

This study investigated learning styles as predictors of reading distraction among students in universities in Rivers State. The design for the study was correlational design. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. ANOVA in association with multiple regression were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using ANOVA associated with t-test at 0.05 level of significance. A sample of 997undergraduate students in their third year of study was used and this was gotten by using two-stage sampling technique via stratified random sampling and convenience/accidental sampling techniques. Two instrumentsVisual,Aural, Read/write and Kinaesthetic inventory (VARK) and Reading Distraction Assessment Scale (RDAS) were used for data collection. Two experts determined the validity of the instrumentswhile their reliability was determined using cronbach alpha. The reliability coefficients are 0.81 and 0.83 respectively. The result showed that learning styles jointly predicted reading distraction significantly and the auditory learning style had the highest contribution. Based on the findings of this study it is recommended that students identify which styles of learning suit them most as to help them from being distracted during class activities

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