TY - JOUR ID - 7726 TI - Learning Styles and the Writing Process in a Digitally Blended Environment: Revising, Switching, and Pausing Behaviors in Focus JO - Issues in Language Teaching JA - ILT LA - en SN - 2322-3715 AU - Gooniband Shooshtari, Zohre AU - Jalilfar, Alireza AU - Ahmadpour Kasgari, Zahra AD - Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran AD - Professor of Applied Linguistics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran AD - Ph.D. Candidate in TEFL, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 82 EP - 51 KW - learning styles KW - Blended learning KW - writing behaviors KW - input log DO - 10.22054/ilt.2016.7726 N2 - The present investigation sought to explore the relationship between learning styles and writing behaviors of EFL learners in a blended environment. It also aimed to identify the learning style types best predicting writing behaviors. Initially, the participants' preferred learning styles were identified through the Kolb’s learning style inventory (Kolb, 1984). Secondly, data were obtained through analyzing the Stat counter and Input log data to reveal the pausing, revising and switching behaviors of the participants who attended a writing course in which they developed their writing texts using an online module. The results indicated a negative and significant correlation between the accommodator learning style and the revision behavior. A statistically significant and positive relationship was also found between the converger learning style and the pausing behavior, and between the converger learning style and the revision behavior Furthermore, a positive and significant relationship between the accommodator learning style and the switching behavior was revealed. The accommodator learning style was found as the best predictor for the switching behavior and the converger learning style turned to predict the revision and pausing behavior at an optimal level. The findings suggest that internal factors, cognitive and learning styles, play a significant role in the learning behaviors of English writing learners. The results encourage writing educators to take into account students’ learning style and provide more flexible and rigorous learning environment in which all learners can take benefit. UR - https://ilt.atu.ac.ir/article_7726.html L1 - https://ilt.atu.ac.ir/article_7726_d68d2dddc8511c7702d95fa2499cef6c.pdf ER -