Relationship between Gender, Subject Preference and Learning Styles

Suprihadi Suprihadi,Atik Rokhayani

doi:10.24167/celt.v16i2.583

Abstract

Understanding the learning styles of the students is very crucial in implementing student-centered learning (SCL). The objectives of this research are to describe: 1) the general learning styles profile of the students of English Education Department Universitas Muria Kudus; 2) the dependency relationship between learning styles dimensions and gender, and 3) the dependency relationship between subject preference and learning styles dimensions. This research uses 208 students from different semesters as the samples, while the instrument is the Indonesian translation of Solomon-Felder Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire. The result of the analysis reveals that: 1) the general learning style profile of the students is balanced; 2) at ? .05, there is no significant relationship between the probability of the students of having certain learning styles dimensions and gender; 3) at ? .05, the subject preference of the students who are SensingIntuitive and Visual Verbal depends on their learning styles dimensions, while that of those who are Active Reflective and Sequential Global does not.

Highlights

Understanding the learning styles of the students is very important when the curriculum implemented is competency-based
We conclude that there is no significant dependency relationship between gender and learning styles dimensions: the probability of the students of having certain learning styles dimension is independent on the gender of the students
The conclusions which we can draw from the result of the analysis are that the general learning style profile of the students of EED MKU is balanced

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Introduction

Understanding the learning styles of the students is very important when the curriculum implemented is competency-based. This is because in competency-based curriculum learning materials and learning processes are designed and oriented to the achievements of the intended competencies and that on the interest of the students (Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, 2005). By understanding the learning styles of the students, it is hoped that teachers can give the best facilitation and motivation to promote their learning. The information about the learning styles of the students will make it easier for the teacher to guide the students to use the best possible way of learning. 1), and 2) there is a relationship between learning styles and students’ learning, such as influencing the ways different students learn grammar

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