The Relationship between Norm of Learning and Study Strategies (LASSI) and Students’ Academic Achievement

Learning strategies have been the focus of much attention during the last decades. This research has been done to study the relationship between learning and study strategies and academic achievement of students of Islamic Azad University (IAU) in Mazandaran province. Correlation was the method of the research and the population included all students studying in different branches of IAU in Mazandaran province. The sample consisted of 386 students who were selected using random sampling method. The main components of learning and study strategies were measured through the standard learning and study strategies inventory (LASSI). Through Pearson correlation, the relation between three main components of skill, will and self regulating with academic achievement (grade point average) were investigated. ANOVA and Tukey's tests were used to determine the effect of field of study on three main components of learning and study strategies. The findings revealed that there were statistically significant relationship between all three components of learning and study strategies with students’ academic achievement. Also, there were statistically significant differences between students based on field of study. Moreover, there were differences between profile of learning and study strategies of female and male students and also there was a considerable difference between profile of learning and study strategies of IAU students in Mazandaran province in Iran and the norm of American students.