This document summarizes a study that examined the relationships between grade level, perceptual learning styles, and language learning strategies among Taiwanese EFL students in grades 7 through 9. The study found statistically significant relationships between grade level and certain learning styles and strategies. It also found relationships between visual learning style preferences and the use of different language learning strategies.

1. Chia Ying Betty Hu Dr. Pi-Ying Teresa Hsu Date: October 8st, 2009 Influence of grade level on perceptual learning style preferences and language learning strategies of Taiwanese English as a foreign language learners

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12. Participants 9 th grade Age: 12-13 Number: 141 Percentage: 36.2% 8 th grade 7 th grade Age: 13-14 Number: 130 Percentage: 33.3% Total: 390 Age: 14-15 Number: 119 Percentage: 30.5%

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15. Results Statistically significant relationships were found to exist between grade level and kinesthetic learning style preference, tactile learning style preference, and individual learning style preference

16. Results Statistically significant relationships were found to exist between grade level and the use of memory strategies , cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies ,affective strategies and social strategies .

17. Results Statistically significant relationships between visual learning style preference and the use of memory (p=.000), cognitive (p=.004 ),metacognitive (p=.000), affective (p=.008), and social strategies (p=.002) were found.

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