IJMT Volume 4, Issue 10 ISSN: 2249-1058 __________________________________________________________________________________ A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India as well as in Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A. International Journal of Marketing and Technology http://www.ijmra.us 14 October 2014 A STUDY OF LEARNING STYLES OF TEACHERS Dr. (Mrs) Monika Sood * Mr. Chaman Lal Banga* Abstract It seems reasonable to assume that teachers are those who are skilful in developing understanding of the world in which man lives, insightful with respect to the ways & means of stimulating intellectual appetites, and capable of patience, understanding and sincere feelings for others – may pave the way for an enlightened and productive society. Learning styles are not fixed personality traits, it shifts the emphasis towards encouraging a balanced approach to learning and perhaps more importantly, an explicit awareness of the range of approaches available to the learner. The present study is undertaken with a view to study and analyse the learning styles of the college / university teachers and to ascertain the differences in learning styles of male and female college / university teachers. The population of the present study comprised of 31 university / college teachers of OP – 114 Academic staff college, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla -05, who belongs to different disciplines and from the different regions of India. To study the learning styles of college/ university teachers “Learning Styles Inventory” by David Kolb was used. It can be seen from the data that overall inclination of the teachers is towards assimilator Learning Style. It means that the teachers are good at erecting theoretical models and assimilating disparate observations into an integrated explanation. The male teachers are found more in case of assimilator learning style meaning thereby that their strength lies in the area of Reflective Observation (RO) and Abstract Conceptualization (AC). Also their learning style falls under perpetual learning environment which means they has the primary goal of understanding something and identifying relationships between concepts. There is a complexity and multiplicity of observational framework as they allow opportunities to view the subject matter from different perspectives. Therefore it can be said that their strength lies in * (Assistant Professor ) ICDEOL, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005.