The Relationship between Learning Styles and Self-efficacy with Academic Achievement among Kerman Agriculture Students

Factors influencing learning are varied and identifying these factors is important in addressing shortcomings of the educational systems. One of these factors is learning styles. Teachers'' knowledge of students'' learning styles is effective in teaching diversity as well as in facilitating students learning. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between learning styles and self-efficacy and educational progress of agriculture students in the college of Agriculture، Kerman University. This is a descriptive - correlational study and a questionnaire was provided to collect the required data. Statistical population of this study consisted of first، second and third year student in four-yaer duration B. S. c in college of agriculture، of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Using a multistage stratified random sampling، a number of 216 students selected to be studied. Validity of research instrument was approved by a panel of experts and preliminary test was used to determine reliability of the research instrument and Cronbach alpha indicated the appropriate reliability of data collection. Data analysis was performed using SPSS، version 18. Results showed significant difference between educational progress of students with accommodating learning style and students with diverging learning style، with the in higher educational progress for the former learning style. Also Results showed that there was a significant difference between educational progress of students with converging learning style and diverging learning style، in their higher educational progress. Results showed a significant and positive relationship between individual self-efficacy and educational progress of students.