Students' Perception on Separating Class Based on Learning Style
Students’ Perception on Separating Classes based on their Learning Styles
A Research Based Paper
Submitted to fulfill the task of English for Foreign Language study
By:
Rahmi Safitri
1201323
SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
2012
1. Introduction a. Context
There are many studies about learning style but most of them focus on the effective method to be applied in multi learning style classroom. Only few studies have been done to analyze the effectiveness of using same method to students with same learning styles in one class. One of the study on learning style was done by (Felder, 1996) stated that a mismatch between the learning styles of students and their instructor can interfere with learning and raise the discomfort level of students. While, if the learning styles of students are similar to an instructor, they may exhibit greater achievement and personal satisfaction. This finding shows how important the appropriateness of learning style between teacher and learner. In line with Felder, Reid (1995) noted that matching teaching style and learning style gives all students an equal chance in the classroom and builds student self-awareness.
Learning style is one of important factor that comes from student’s motivation to increase their enthusiasm in learning process. Learning style is characteristic cognitive, affective, and psychological behaviors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact with, and respond to the learning environment. Everyone has his/her own style on learning which can also vary from one situation to another (Kanninenn, 2009). The better one is aware of his/her learning style, the better he/she can use it as a method to absorb the information in learning process and to get greater achievement and personal satisfaction.
There are some methods that can be used to identify the leaning style, one of them is fingerprint test. Fingerprint test is a
A Research Based Paper
Submitted to fulfill the task of English for Foreign Language study
By:
Rahmi Safitri
1201323
SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
2012
1. Introduction a. Context
There are many studies about learning style but most of them focus on the effective method to be applied in multi learning style classroom. Only few studies have been done to analyze the effectiveness of using same method to students with same learning styles in one class. One of the study on learning style was done by (Felder, 1996) stated that a mismatch between the learning styles of students and their instructor can interfere with learning and raise the discomfort level of students. While, if the learning styles of students are similar to an instructor, they may exhibit greater achievement and personal satisfaction. This finding shows how important the appropriateness of learning style between teacher and learner. In line with Felder, Reid (1995) noted that matching teaching style and learning style gives all students an equal chance in the classroom and builds student self-awareness.
Learning style is one of important factor that comes from student’s motivation to increase their enthusiasm in learning process. Learning style is characteristic cognitive, affective, and psychological behaviors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact with, and respond to the learning environment. Everyone has his/her own style on learning which can also vary from one situation to another (Kanninenn, 2009). The better one is aware of his/her learning style, the better he/she can use it as a method to absorb the information in learning process and to get greater achievement and personal satisfaction.
There are some methods that can be used to identify the leaning style, one of them is fingerprint test. Fingerprint test is a