Abstract
This study investigates students’ learning style at tertiary level in Indonesia con-text. Eighty students of English Education and Computer Science Department participated in this study. Using a case study design, Kolb Learning Style Inven-tory and interview were employed to gather the data. The results showed that the students had similar learning style. They employed more Diverger style than three other characteristics. They had more ability in Concrete Experience in grasping experience process and Reflective Observation was dominant in transforming ex-perience process. This indicated that the English students were likely to observe, do and feel while the Computer students had more mixed style; feel, observe, and think and do. These findings will contribute to our knowledge what types of ac-tivities and teaching methods will suit with the students’ learning styles.
Highlights
In the globalization era, technology insert in daily life is undeniable is which new tools and information can go across nation, social and economic practice
Using GrashaRiechmann Student Learning Style Inventory and Kolb Learning Style Inventory, the findings indicated that that there is no relation between the learning styles of teacher candidates and those of their parents using Kolb Learning Style Inventory
Using Kolb Learning Style Inventory developed by Kolb (1985) and Attitude Scale toward Math Class, the results showed that there was a correlation between attitude level to math lesson learning style
Summary
Technology insert in daily life is undeniable is which new tools and information can go across nation, social and economic practice. This is robust intention that there needs skills and competencies required that allow people to involve in this globalization era, what is often called as the 21st century skills should be anticipated. One important feature should be recognized before teaching technique and methodology implementation is knowing learning style of the students. Recognizing and updating the knowledge about this will provide understanding the lecturers to suit their teaching strategies to suit with their student learning styles
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