Learning Styles of Science Students

Republic of the PhilippinesSORSOGON STATE COLLEGESchool of Graduate StudiesBulan, Sorsogon “ATTITUDES OF PEOPLEOF BRGY. SUA, MATNOG, SORSOGONON K12 ADVOCACY” A term paper for the subjectAdvance Course in Curriculum Development By:MICHAEL G. OSEO May 2011 ABSTRACTTitleAuthors: Jessie l. Figueras Michael G. OseoType of Document: Unpublished Undergraduate ThesesHost Institution: Bicol University Gubat Extension Program Summary The study was conducted to determine the dominant learning styles of science students in Gubat national High School during the school year 2008 – 2009. Specifically, it sought answer the following questions:1. What are the dominant learning styles of the science students in each year level?2. Is there a difference in the learning styles of the science student?3. What are the activities proposed to suit for the dominant learning styles of the science students? The descriptive method was utilized. Descriptive statistics including frequency counts, and percentage used analyze the data. The questionnaire on learning styles served as the instrument for gathering the data that provided answer to problems of the study.The respondent of the study included 160 high students from first year to fourth year High school of Gubat National High School who were selected in a randomly under different teacherFindings Base from the data gathered, the following findings were drawn: 1. Out of 41 respondents from first year, the dominant learning style is the Auditory learning styles with a 43.9 percent. However in the second year high school, out of 43 students the dominant learning styles is the Visual learning styles with a 41.9 percent. In the third year high school the dominant is the tactile/kin esthetic learning style with a 50 percent out of 38 respondents. In the fourth high school the dominant learning styles is the visual learning styles with a percentage 36.8. 2. The researchers found out