Investigating the relationship between thinking styles and learning strategies with academic performance of university students

This research was carried out with the purpose of investigating the relationship between thinking styles and learning strategies with student’s academic performance of Azad University. Research method was descriptive-correlation and three questionnaires (Sternberg-Wagner Thinking Styles, Learning Strategies ASSIST & Dortaj Academic Performance) were completed by 350 students (220 males and 130 females) that were selected with stratified sampling method. Data was analyzed by using Pearson correlation, multiple regression logs model (ENTER) and t-test. The obtained results showed that there was positive and significant correlation between thinking styles and deep & strategic learning strategies with academic performance. However, there was no significant relationship between learning strategy and academic performance. In predicting student’s performance, three level of thinking styles and one level of learning styles were involved. Both genders showed a significant difference in legal, conservative, hierarchical, anarchy & internal thinking styles.