The Analysis of Students' Learning Styles Preferred by Basic Listening Classes at Universitas Negeri Padang

Primurizki, Juliance (2020) The Analysis of Students' Learning Styles Preferred by Basic Listening Classes at Universitas Negeri Padang. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Negeri Padang.

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Abstract

The variation of students in acquiring and understanding knowledge is influenced by learning styles. But, based on the observation, the students are less aware of their preferences in learning styles. This research was conducted to analyze the learning styles preferred by students in the Basic Listening classes of English Department, Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP). This descriptive research used a quantitative descriptive method. The research instrument was questionnaire. There were 2 questionnaires used in this research. First YARK questionnaire (Version 7.8) designed by Fleming. YARK questionnaire represented visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R), and kinaesthetic (K). The second questionnaire was Index of Learning Styles (ILS) designed by Richard M. Felder and Barbara A. Soloman in 1997. This questionnaire was categorized into four dimensions, namely active or reflective, visual or verbal, sensitivity or intuition, and sequential or global. The population of this research was the students in Basic Listening Classes of English Department. The sample was 65 students from two classes, namely the K3 and K5 basic listening classes by using cluster sampling. The results of this study indicate that students in class K3 and K5 have varied learning styles based on the VARK questionnaire, which means that students in the class can follow the learning process well with methods that lead to visual, auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic. Then, based on the ILS questionnaire, it shows that students in class K3 and K5 tend to use visual learning style, which means that the majority of them enjoy in learning process by the assistance of pictures, charts, and videos because they can comprehend the material better.

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