Learning Styles of Higher Secondary School Students in Aizawl City in Relation to Their Gender

Abstract

This study aims to describe the learning styles of higher secondary school students in Aizawl City, Mizoram considering their gender. It was conducted through Descriptive Research method and the tool used is Learning Style Inventory (LSI) prepared by Karuna Shankar Misra, Professor and Former Head of department of Education, University of Allahabad, Allahabad. The sample consisted of 300 students from higher secondary school in Aizawl City, with 118 male and 182 female using stratified random sampling method. The results revealed that there is no significant difference in the learning style of male and female higher secondary school students in Aizawl City. However, the study suggests that students need to be provided with the knowledge of different learning styles, which will help them build self-confidence and manage their own learning.