Predicting Achievement Motivation Based on Kolb's Learning Styles in High School Students in Tehran

This study was aimed at predicting achievement motivation based on Kolb's learning styles among high school students in Tehran. The research design was correlational. The population included all high school students in 2013. 720 students (360 girls, 360 boys) were selected through multi-stage random cluster sampling. The instruments were Learning Styles Inventory (Kolb, Kolb 3, 1 2005) and Achievement Motivation Test (Hermans, 1970). Data were analyzed by stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that among Kolb's learning styles only divergent learning style could predict achievement motivation of students significantly (P≤0.05). It should be pointed out that other learning styles including assimilator, convergent and accommodator which showed no significant effect on achievement motivation were eliminated.