Research on Correlation between learning style, learning strategy of students and English Teaching Effect

Abstract

The objective of the research is to investigate if the learning style and learning strategy of students relates to English achievement. The writer tries investigating the correlation between overall learning style, learning strategy and English learning level. The research results indicate that the students generally use compensation strategy, cognitive strategy, metacognitive strategy and social strategy, and seldomly use affective strategy. The research on learning style can date back to 1970s. The theory of learning style is how the individuals summarize learning under different learning conditions. It is the research on individual difference, and the researchers firstly observed individual difference and performance difference. The researches indicate that the students and teachers realize the importance of learning style and learning strategy. Different learning styles and learning strategies have great influence on English learning achievements, and how to perceive style preference influences the application of learning strategies. The application of learning strategies for students should combine different learning styles. Learning strategy training is an important way to improve learning efficiency of students. But it aims at many students, so effective learning strategy and learning style can improve the training effect of teachers. In China, most researches on learning style and learning strategy are separate. In order to observe the influence of learning strategy, learning style and internal factors on academic record, the paper makes empirical research on the relationship between the application of perceptive learning style and learning strategy and English achievement.