AbstractThe aim of this study is to determine the effect of learning styles and thinking styles on soft
skills of accounting students’ and mediating role of academic achievement in selected
universities. Sternberg’s theory of mental self-government and Fleming’s theory of VAK were
applied and the Barsch Learning Styles Inventory and Sternberg Thinking Styles Inventory instrument
was used to assess students’ learning styles and thinking styles as well as Malaysian Soft
Skills Scale instrument were used to measure graduates’ soft skill attainment level. Sample
for this study consists of 306 undergraduate accounting students chosen randomly from UM, UPM and
UTAR and the data were analysed using SPSS software. A quantitative approach through
questionnaire method was carried out to gather the data. An analysis of Mean, Standard
Deviation, T-Test, One-Way Anova, Multiple.....