Personalized Learning and Learning Style among Upper Secondary School Students

Abstract

In the learning process, learning materials is one of the main factors to be considered by the instructor because it can contribute to the acceptance of students of knowledge presented. Learning material can consist of various forms and formats depending on whether teaching methods using technology or conventional. Learning materials format is related to the learning styles as students will inclined to a learning material based on their learning styles. Because of individual has a different learning style, then the needs of learning materials are also different. Hence a study was conducted to study the format of learning materials that match students’ learning styles based on Kolb's learning style model. A total of 39 students were involved as respondents in this study. To determine students’ learning styles, instruments LSI (Learning Style Inventory) were used. Whereas, to determine the formats of learning materials, interviews have been conducted on the students according to their learning style. Although Kolb learning styles are divided into four groups, however, this study showed that students’ learning materials format is divided into two groups only.