Learning Styles, Motivation, and Career Choice: Insights for International Business Students From Linguistic Inquiry

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan :(1) Untuk mengetahui hasil belajar pengantar bisnis mahasiswa yang diajar dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe TST lebih tinggi dari mahasiswa yang diajar dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe NHT. (2) Untuk mengetahui hasil belajar pengantar bisnis mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya belajar teoritis dan mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya belajar pragmatis. (3) Untuk mengetahui interaksi antara model pembelajaran kooperatif dengan gaya belajar terhadap hasil belajar pengantar bisnis. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Universitas Methodist Indonesia. Populasi berjumlah 180 orang. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan cluster random sampling. Metode penelitian kuasi eksperimen dengan desain faktorial 2 x 2 dilanjutkan dengan statistik inferensial dengan menggunakan ANAVA dua jalur dengan taraf signifikan α = 0,05 yang dilanjutkan dengan uji Scheffe. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) hasil belajar pengantar bisnis mahasiswa yang diajarkan dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe TSTS lebih tinggi dari pada hasil belajar pengantar bisnis mahasiswa yang diajarkan dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe NHT; (2) hasil belajar pengantar bisnis mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya belajar teoritis lebih tinggi dari pada hasil belajar pengantar bisnis mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya belajar pragmatis; (3) terdapat interaksi antara model pembelajaran kooperatif dengan gaya belajar dalam mempengaruhi hasil belajar mahasiswa. Kata Kunci: model pembelajaran kooperatif, TST, NHT, gaya belajar, pengantar bisnis. Abstract: This study aims: (1) To find out the introductory learning outcomes of business students who are taught with the cooperative learning model of the TST type are higher than students who are taught with the cooperative learning model of the NHT type. (2) To find out the introductory learning outcomes of business students who have theoretical learning styles and students who have pragmatic learning styles. (3) To determine the interaction between cooperative learning models with learning styles on introductory business learning outcomes. This research was conducted at the Methodist University of Indonesia. The population is 180 people. Sampling was done by cluster random sampling. Quasi-experimental research method with 2 x 2 factorial design followed by inferential statistics using two-way ANAVA with a significant level α = 0.05 followed by the Scheffe test. The results showed: (1) the results of introductory business learning students who were taught with the cooperative learning model type TSTS were higher than the results of introductory business learning students who were taught with the NHT type cooperative learning model; (2) the results of introductory business learning students who have theoretical learning styles are higher than the results of introductory business learning students who have pragmatic learning styles; (3) there is an interaction between cooperative learning models and learning styles in influencing student learning outcomes. Keywords: cooperative learning model, TST, NHT, learning style, business introduction.

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An Investigation of Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory: Social Desirability and Normative Scoring

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1984.55.1.89 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 89-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nicholas J. Beutell ◽

Stuart S. Kressel

Keyword(s):

Learning Styles ◽

Social Desirability ◽

Business Students ◽

Learning Styles Inventory

Adjectives from Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory were correlated with social desirability scores for 146 business students. Four out of 20 correlations were statistically significant. Since these ipsative scales were based on social desirability assumptions, i.e., homogeneity within scales, it is suggested that normative formats be explored.

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Engaging international business students in the online environment

The International Journal of Management Education ◽

10.3794/ijme.93.323 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 77-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nattavud Pimpa

Keyword(s):

International Business ◽

Business Students ◽

Online Environment

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Factors influencing career choice of tertiary students in Ghana

Education + Training ◽

10.1108/et-04-2017-0050 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 60 (9) ◽

pp. 992-1008 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Godfred M.Y. Owusu ◽

Anthony Essel-Anderson ◽

Teddy Ossei Kwakye ◽

Rita Amoah Bekoe ◽

Charles Gyamfi Ofori

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Career Choice ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Career Choices ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Business Students ◽

Intrinsic Value ◽

Survey Method ◽

Content Type ◽

Attractive Option

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that influence Ghanaian tertiary students’ career choices. The paper explores the dimensionality of the career choice factors within the Ghanaian context and also ascertains their degree of influence on students’ career choices. Design/methodology/approach The study employs survey method of research and a set of questionnaire was used to examine the factors that influence students’ career choices. A total of 354 undergraduate students from the Ashesi University College in Ghana participated in the study. Factor analysis was conducted on the career choice factors and differences in response between science and business students were ascertained by means of independent sample t-test. Findings The findings of this study indicate that university students in Ghana place much premium on intrinsic value and employability/financial prospect in their career choice decisions than such factors as prestige and desired working conditions. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study are relevant for policymakers and tertiary education providers interested in making the study of science an attractive option for university students in Ghana. Originality/value The findings of this paper highlight some of the underlining reasons for the unpopularity of the study of sciences among university students in Ghana.

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Dicoma Corporation: challenges for future growth

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies ◽

10.1108/eemcs-05-2019-0111 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Armando Borda ◽

Carlos Cordova ◽

Juan Carlos Leon

Keyword(s):

Learning Outcomes ◽

International Business ◽

Early Stage ◽

Business Students ◽

Multinational Enterprise ◽

International Strategy ◽

International Expansion ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Executive ◽

Academic Level

Learning outcomes The learning outcomes are as follows: students will identify the reasons for a firm to internationalize and its specific internationalization entry mode; students will distinguish how to follow the client and how physic distance strategies work; students will analyze a host country’s external environment using the PESTEL framework, and they will analyze the international strategies followed by a multinational enterprise using the integration-responsiveness framework as well. Case overview/synopsis The authors explore the case of DICOMA Corporation, a Costa Rican multinational enterprise with presence in five countries. Adrian Sanchez, who is Dicoma’s president, needs to craft an international strategy to increase the international sales in the foreign markets where the firm operates. The company may follow two paths. On the one hand, Dicoma can adopt the strategy of following its major clients to expand overseas, which will lead to the opening of operations in more countries, but making the foreign sales highly dependent on these types of partnerships. This has been so far the path pursued by Dicoma in its international expansion. On the other hand, Dicoma can opt to focus on increasing commitments in the existing international markets where it already has operations by capturing new clients in those locations but scarifying the potential business opportunities to enter into other countries in partnership with its major clients. Complexity academic level Post-graduate early stage business students enrolled in programs such as Master of Business Administration, Master of Management, Master of International Business, executive education programs, among others. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available upon request for educators only. These teaching notes should be shared solely with the instructor and students should not have access to. Please contact your library to gain login or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 5: International Business.

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