The role of learning styles in second language learning among distance education students

This paper reports on a research done to study learning styles and their roles on the second language learning of the students of Payame Noor University (PNU), Ardabli center, Iran. The statistical population involved all of the Ardabil Payame Noor University English language students (N = 457). From these, 112 students are selected as sample via random sampling. The questionnaire memletics is used to collect data about learning styles with using Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.81). Students’ scores in TOEFL exam including 4 sections (listening, writing, structure, reading) are taken as a criterion for second language learning. Data analyzed by using ANOVA test. Findings showed that: Listening, writing, structure and reading mean scores of students with different learning styles was different significantly.