Investigation of the learning styles of pre-service turkish language teachers in terms of some variables

The purpose of this study is to examine the learning styles of Turkish teacher candidates in terms of some variables. In this context, the research comprised of 105 pre-service Turkish language teachers. The Grasha-Reichman Learning Style Scale was used to collect the research data conducted in the survey model. Descriptive statistics, t-test for independent groups, one-way analysis of variance for independent samples, Mann Whitney u test and Kruskal Wallis test were used in the analysis of research data. As a result of the research, the collaborative and competitive learning style level of Turkish teacher candidates is high; independent learning styles are low; the level of avoidant, dependent and participatory learning styles was found to be moderate. In addition, the effects of gender, grade level, mother's education level and father's education level on the learning styles of Turkish teacher candidates were not determined.