Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Learners learn in different ways and respond differently to educational stimuli according to multiple intelligences or sensitivities. The study aimed at investigating the pattern of language learners‘learning style preferences and its possible relationship with gender, discipline and self-rated English proficiency level. The respondents were 270 undergraduate students of VIT University, Vellore. Among the different modes of learning, like Project-Based Learning (PBL), Research-Based Learning (RBL) and Class-Based Learning (CBL), the respondents of this study were under Project-Based Learning (PBL) mode. They completed an online questionnaire through which data were collected on their learning style preferences. The results show the respondents‘favor and disfavor of learning styles, depending on the background variables. The findings show that learners prefer group learning to perform their projects. The implications presented for the teachers may be useful to implement PBL in the ESL classroom. © Research India Publications.

Department of English

School of Social Sciences & Languages

Vellore Campus

International Journal of Applied Engineering Research

Learning style preferences of project-based learners – A kaleidoscopic view

The 21st century learners strive to be autonomous and seek more responsibility. They expect and demand too much and too soon from the world. Since they are technologically savvy, they rely absolutely on technology for communicating, watching movies, listening to music, playing, etc. The learners are pleased if the teacher guides them in using their laptops, i-pads or mobile phones, to practice English when they are commuting or in their spare time. This study was intended to find out whether there was any improvement in the acquisition of L2 among first year engineering learners, when learning was integrated with technology. The sample for the study comprised 60 learners of VIT University, Vellore. A Pretest was conducted in the entry level of the course and posttest was conducted to check their progress in the posttest. The learners were exposed to a range of activities after the pretest and the analysis was done through SPSS version19. The result of the study revealed that the learners show a significant progress in the acquisition of L2, when blended-learning approach (Driscoll, 2002) was adopted by the teacher than traditional method.

International Journal of Engineering and Technology

Enhancing learner autonomy by integrating technology among engineering learners

Physics

School of Advanced Sciences

Chennai Campus

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Journal of Crystallization Process and Technology

Effect of Substituent Position on the Properties of Chalcone Isomer Single Crystals