Investigation of the intermediate role of Information literacy in the relation with Learning style and Academic performance

The purpose of this paper is to determine the mediated role of information literacy in impact of learning styles to the academic performance of students at Tehran University Bachelor of Science in engineering and humanities. This study is among the Practical and descriptive-Survey Research that in a method is cross sectional. The statistical population of this research is included 2025 BA students of Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Engineering and Technology in university of Tehran in the 2014-2015 academic years‚ that with use of Simple random sampling 325 person were studied. This is a descriptive study (a survey) that tow questionnaires was used to collect data; information literacy and Felder- Soloman learning styles, that validity of the content and Stability of this two questionnaire was confirmed. The findings of research showed that for receiving dimension, students’ visual style‚ potent preference than verbal style and for processing dimension ‚ active style‚ average preference than reflective style there. For perception dimensions and understanding average styles were not different from one another. The analysis of the model revealed‚ receiving dimension and processing dimension, the ability to explain the information literacy variable directly there. As well as dimension perception and information literacy variable also have the ability to explain the academic performance variable of students directly. The significant indirect effects receiving and processing dimensions on academic performance variable also was confirmed.