ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS’ VARIED LEARNING STYLES IN THE CLASSROOM

Russilawatie, Novia and Widodo, Anang (2020) ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS’ VARIED LEARNING STYLES IN THE CLASSROOM. International Journal of Business, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, 2 (2). pp. 55-61. ISSN 2685-0931

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Abstract

People depend on their senses to process the information around them. Most people tend to use one of their senses more than the others. Each individual has a preferred learning style, and many have multiple learning styles. One particular style is not better than the others, and a preferred style does not mean one cannot learn in other ways. Students should know what may work best for them to process, learn and retain information. They may become better learners if they know their learning styles and use the respective strategies. From the study conducted at the University of Technology Yogyakarta, the learning styles of students of non-English departments are predicted to be influential to their English Proficiency Test. Therefore, teachers need to be aware of there being varied learning styles in their classes. This study examined primary data in students' learning styles at the University of Technology Yogyakarta, which were analyzed quantitatively with an ex-post facto design. Respondents were non-English Department UTY students totaling 150 students who participated in the English Proficiency Test during September - December 2019. In addition to primary data collected using a questionnaire technique, this study also analyzed secondary data from other studies related to learning styles, especially VAK learning styles (Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic). The results showed that students' learning styles affected their English Proficiency Test score acquisition. Secondary data analysis produces English teachers' recommendations to accommodate students' different learning styles in designing classroom learning for better learning outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Fakultas Humaniora > S1 Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Kaprodi S1 Bahasa Inggris UTY
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2023 07:44
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2023 04:32
URI:	http://eprints.uty.ac.id/id/eprint/12163

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