Describing Representation Ability of Prospective Science Teacher Based on Learning Style

Abstract

The ability to represent a phenomenon in various forms either graphically, mathematically, in diagrams, etc. is the ability of multiple representations. This study aims to provide an overview of the multiple representation abilities of prospective science teacher based on their learning styles. The sample was 59 students of the 4th semester of Science Education Study Program, Universitas Negeri Makassar who took course of Fluid. The research instrument used were a learning style test and a representation ability test on dynamic fluid material in the form of multiple choices. The results of the learning style test showed that 21 are auditory learner, 11 are kinesthetic, and 27 are visual. Furthermore, the results of the representation ability test related to image representation, graphic representation, verbal representation and symbolic representation were analysed according to the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. The results of data analysis showed that the highest average value of graphic representation ability was owned by students with a visual learning style in the medium category. Furthermore, the highest value of the ability to represent images, symbols, and verbal was had by kinesthetic learner with each category, medium, high, and high. Based on these results it can be concluded that science teacher candidates with kinesthetic learning styles have better representation abilities than the other two learning styles.