scholarly journals Arab and Malay Students’ Attitudes toward Statistics and Their Learning Styles: A Rasch Measurement Approach

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Aisha Fayomi ◽  
Zamalia Mahmud ◽  
Ali Algarni ◽  
Abdullah M. Almarashi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
Attitudes Toward Statistics ◽  
Statistical Problems ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Measurement Approach

Students’ learning of statistics has been studied from a variety of angles, and this study is no different. The main purpose is to compare the Malay and Arab students’ attitudes toward learning statistics and their learning styles in understanding statistics. A survey questionnaire and face-to-face interview techniques were used to elicit information from 150 students based on the cohort. They were asked about how they learn to solve statistical problems based on Kolb’s four learning cycles: feeling, reflective observation, thinking, and doing. Attitude responses were numerically recorded based on a five-point Likert scale, while preference for learning styles was recorded as 1 (Do and Feel) or 0 (Watch and Think). Both attitude and learning style data were combined and subjected to Rasch analysis. Results show that a majority of the Arab and Malay students have moderate to high positive attitude toward learning statistics. Generally, students from both cultures are classified as the “Accommodating” type with a preference for doing and feeling from the experience of doing statistical problems. Arab students are classified as the “Assimilating” type with a preference for thinking, reflecting, and learning from observation, while Malay students are classified as the “Converging” type with a preference for thinking and doing statistical exercises.

scholarly journals College Students Attitudes Toward Learning Process And Outcome Of Online Instruction And Distance Learning Across Learning Styles

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dat-Dao Nguyen ◽  
Yue Jeff Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Online Instruction ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Students Attitudes

This study uses the Learning-Style Inventory LSI (Smith & Kolb, 1985) to explore to what extent student attitudes toward learning process and outcome of online instruction and Distance Learning are affected by their cognitive styles and learning behaviors. It finds that there are not much statistically significant differences in perceptions on many learning process and outcome indicators across learning styles. However, students who learn from concrete experience and reflective experimentation/observation didnt appreciate the flexible class schedule, need instant questions and feedback, and expect more leniency from the instructor.

scholarly journals Perceived Best Practices for Faculty Training in Distance Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
Michael G. McVey
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Perceived Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference

Student learning style differences have been widely researched in both traditional face-to-face and online learning environments (Irani, Scherler & Harrington, 2003;Steinbronn, 2007; Williamson & Watson, 2007; Ugur, Akkoyunlu & Kurbanoglu, 2001). After conducting a literature review of adult student learning styles and teaching method analysis, it became apparent that there was not a significant difference in academic performance for students with differing learning styles whether they attended face-to-face or online classroom environments. What was not clearly indicated though, from the review of the literature, was what were the perceived best practices for online teaching from the perspective of experienced distance educators and whether the instructors' perceived learning style was incorporated in training programs to assist faculty to teach online. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative pilot study is to determine the perceived best practices to train faculty to teach in an online environment and how individual instructors' perceived learning style can be incorporated within best practices to foster competence on an individual instructor level. This study also analyzes faculty resistance to distance education and how transformative learning theory may play a role in overcoming this resistance.

scholarly journals The influences of teachers’ communicational style upon the learning style of high school students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-113
Author(s):  
Ionela Roxana Urea
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Communication Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study, conducted over 2 years (2019–2020), aimed to highlight how teachers’ communication style influences the learning style of high school students. We used research methods of the S.C. Questionnaire (communication analysis), a questionnaire to identify students’ learning styles, and guidance interview structured on 10 items. Both questionnaires were administered according to GDPR rules. We also used IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 25 for statistical data processing. The outcomes of this research are as follows: (a) it allows a better understanding of the teaching–learning process in high school students; (b) it highlights how the teacher’s communication style influences the learning style of high school students, in both face-to-face teaching activities and online teaching–learning activities; and (c) it highlights the methods that facilitate the analysed phenomenon.   Keywords: Teachers’ communication, style, student’s learning style, Influence, High school    

scholarly journals Are learning style preferences of health science students predictive of their attitudes towards e-learning?

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Brown ◽  
Maryam Zoghi ◽  
Brett Williams ◽  
Shapour Jaberzadeh ◽  
Louis Roller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Style Preferences

<span>The objective for this study was to determine whether learning style preferences of health science students could predict their attitudes to e-learning. A survey comprising the </span><em>Index of Learning Styles</em><span> (ILS) and the </span><em>Online Learning Environment Survey</em><span> (OLES) was distributed to 2885 students enrolled in 10 different health science programs at an Australian university. A total of 822 useable surveys were returned generating a response rate of 29.3%. Using </span><em>SPSS</em><span>, a linear regression analysis was completed. On the ILS Active-Reflective dimension, 44% of health science students reported a preference as being active learners, 60% as sensing learners, and 64% as sequential learners. Students' attitudes toward e-learning using the OLES showed that their </span><em>preferred</em><span> scores for all 9 subscales were higher than their </span><em>actual</em><span> scores. The linear regression analysis results indicated that ILS learning styles accounted for a small percentage of the OLES </span><em>actual</em><span> and </span><em>preferred</em><span> subscales' variance. For the OLES </span><em>actual</em><span> subscales, the ILS Active-Reflective and Sensing-Intuitive learning style dimensions were the most frequent predictors of health science students' attitudes towards e-learning. For the OLES </span><em>preferred</em><span> subscales, ILS Active-Reflective and Sequential-Global learning style dimensions accounted for the most frequent source of variance. It appears that the learning styles of health science students (as measured by the ILS) can be used only to a limited extent as a predictor of students' attitudes towards e-learning. Nevertheless, educators should still consider student learning styles in the context of using technology for instructional purposes.</span>

Gender and Learning Style Interactions in Students' Computer Attitudes

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat C. Ames
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Computer Attitudes ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Attitudes Toward Computers ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
The Relationship

University students' attitudes toward computers were assessed as a function of learning style. Analyses of responses provided by 232 students to a learning style assessment instrument and a computer attitude survey revealed that specific learning styles were associated with an affinity for (liking of), confidence in, and anxiety about the use of computers. Within those learning styles, gender differences were discovered when students manifested a clearly dominant style. The findings indicate that computer-based or computer-assisted instruction may not be appropriate for all students and that curriculum modifications to account for learning style differences may increase the effectiveness of and reduce the aversion to computers in the classroom. Additional research into the relationship between learning styles and computer attitudes may also provide assistance relative to increasing the enrollment of females in technology-oriented courses of study.

scholarly journals The Analysis of Relationship between Students' Attitudes and Perceptions of Indonesian Language Learning based on the Rules by the Skills of the Millennial Generation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Sabika Amani Naura ◽  
Zhafira Herinda Puteri
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Students Attitudes

This article reports on research on the learning styles of millennials. The purpose is to determine if there are still many young people, especially millennials, who use standard Indonesian, which affects their learning style, and to determine the correlation between their learning style and the Indonesian language they use. There are rules for whether they use Indonesian or not so as to be between their learning style and several the oral reports of their achievements in the course content. A group of students described how they manage learning, which is very different from the general characteristics of millennials in the literature. There is no significant correlation between their learning style and the Indonesian language they use. The learning environment and cultural aspects are believed to shape the learning style of the interviewees. This study uses a qualitative method, which will be followed by 49 participants who will later fill out a survey about their opinions about the Indonesian language that is based on their knowledge and how often they use Indonesian according to the rules in everyday life.

scholarly journals Learning Style Construct in Student’s Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Zainudin Abu Bakar ◽  
Rafaquat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Student Learning Style ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Academic Interests

ABSTRACT: This study is to analyze the literature about nature and importance of learning style construct to overall human learning and especially school learning. A certain research interest group raises questions about the credibility, validity, and usefulness of this construct in school learning. Applicability, usefulness, financial aspects, and lack of cohesive theory were the basic criticisms for supporting school learning environment to adopted individual student learning style, especially when there are some other options, such as effective teaching and school environment that can also enhance and affect students’ learning. The criticisms on learning style construct need to be assessed on the basis of these premises. This explorative study focuses on the literature that supports the issues of validity, effectiveness, and applicability of learning style construct in school learning and general learning. The relationship of learning styles to academic achievements, attitudes toward learning, and multimedia technology was identified as the important element. There are clear and marked differences between cognitive and learning style. But, we have seen massive research to support the validity and usefulness of learning style construct in general and in school learning situations. KEY WORD: Learning Style; Cognitive Style; Student’s Learning; Academic Achievements, Classroom Learning. ABSTRAKSI: “Konstruk Gaya Pembelajaran dalam Pembelajaran Pelajar”. Kajian ini menganalisis literatur mengenai sifat dan kepentingan konstruk gaya pembelajaran bagi pembelajaran manusia secara am dan khasnya pembelajaran di sekolah. Satu kumpulan minat penyelidikan tertentu membangkitkan pemerihalan tentang kredibiliti, kesahan, dan kegunaan konstruk ini dalam pembelajaran sekolah. Kebolehgunaan, kegunaan, aspek kewangan, dan kekurangan teori yang padu merupakan kritikan asas untuk menyokong persekitaran pembelajaran sekolah dengan gaya pembelajaran pelajar individu, terutamanya apabila terdapat beberapa pilihan lain, seperti pengajaran yang berkesan, persekitaran sekolah yang juga boleh meningkatkan dan memberi kesan kepada pembelajaran pelajar. Kritikan terhadap konstruk gaya pembelajaran harus dinilai berasaskan premis ini. Kajian penerokaan ini memberi tumpuan kepada literatur, yang menyokong isu-isu sah, keberkesanan dan kesesuaian konstruk gaya pembelajaran dalam pembelajaran sekolah dan pembelajaran secara am. Hubungan gaya pembelajaran dengan pencapaian akademik, sikap terhadap pembelajaran dan teknologi multimedia telah dikenal pasti sebagai satu elemen penting. Terdapat perbezaan yang jelas dan ketara antara gaya kognitif dan pembelajaran. Tetapi, kita telah melihat banyaknya maklumat penyelidikan yang menyokong kesahihan dan kegunaan konstruk gaya pembelajaran dalam situasi pembelajaran secara am dan di sekolah.KATA KUNCI: Gaya Pembelajaran; Gaya Kognitif; Pembelajaran Pelajar; Pencapaian Akademik; Pembelajaran Bilik Darjah.  About the Authors: Zainudin Abu Bakar is a Lecturer at the UTM (Technology University of Malaysia) in Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. Rafaquat Ali is a Lecturer at the IUB (Islamia University of Bahawalpur) in Pakistan. For academic interests, corresponding author is: [email protected] to cite this article? Bakar, Zainudin Abu & Rafaquat Ali. (2016). “Learning Style Construct in Student’s Learning” in MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN: Jurnal Indonesia untuk Kajian Pendidikan, Vol.1(2) September, pp.213-222. Bandung, Indonesia: UPI [Indonesia University of Education] Press, ISSN 2527-3868 (print) and 2503-457X (online).Chronicle of the article: Accepted (May 15, 2016); Revised (July 17, 2016); and Published (September 30, 2016).

scholarly journals Utilization of Information Technology and Interest in Using and Learning Style on Readiness for Change of Leadership Training Participants in the State Administration Institution of Samarinda

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
Djoko Setyadi ◽  
Ardi Paminto ◽  
Felisitas Defung ◽  
Doddy Adhimursandi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
The State ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technology And Learning ◽  
Administrative Institution ◽  
Face To Face Learning

This study aims to prove the effect of expectations using information technology, learning styles on interest in using information technology, and readiness for change in training for State Civil Apparatus at the State Administrative Institution (LAN) in Samarinda. The results of the analysis conclude from the data of 167 research samples using the WarpPLS program that expectations of using information technology and learning styles have a positive and significant effect on interest in using information technology, as well as expectations of using information technology and interest in using information technology on readiness for change. However, the learning style has a negative and significant effect on readiness for change. The results of this study conclude that the more you apply the conventional face-to-face learning style, the lower the readiness for change. conceptual material training is carried out online (online) while the practical one is carried out offline.

scholarly journals Implikasi Gaya Belajar dalam Desain Blended Learning

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Mawardi Effendi ◽  
Hansi Effendi ◽  
Hastria Effendi
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
State University ◽  
Auditory Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face To Face Learning

Each student has their own learning style which can be one of the factors that will support their success in learning. In general, learning styles are divided into: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Some students categorized as visual, and others categorized as auditory or kinesthetic. Students tend to process information more quickly if the information obtained in accordance with their style. Lecturers should know the student's learning style so they can design an instruction that suits them. This study aimed to uncover the learning styles of students of Padang State University. The study of literature used to reveal the importance of learning styles to be considered in the blended learning process, both in face-to-face learning and online learning. The research found that 57% of students have a visual learning style, 27% have auditory learning style, and the rest have a kinesthetic learning style. These results may be better used as guidelines for lecturers to design blended learning.

scholarly journals A Learning Style Comparison between Synchronous Online and Face-to-Face Engineering Graphics Instruction

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade H. Goodridge ◽  
Oenardi Lawanto ◽  
Harry B. Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Engineering Graphics ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Student Learning Styles ◽  
Synchronous Online

The implementation of a successful engineering program to a synchronous online curriculum is subject to many impacting factors. One such factor, that has not seen much investigation, concerns learning styles. Student learning styles may have a dramatic influence on the success of a synchronous online deliverable engineering graphics curriculum. The immediate objective of this research was to look at the effectiveness of teaching Engineering Graphics with a synchronous online delivery method and to compare it to a more traditional face-to-face delivery method. Using Kolb’s learning style inventory, student learning styles in both educational settings were investigated and analyzed to discover the student population’s prevailing learning style. Data relating to class success was collected with surveys, personal feedback, and by observing overall student performance based on grades and responses to the survey material presented. The study targeted 6 separate sections of an engineering graphics course taught by the same instructor, in the same physical setting, and with identical curricula over a two-year period. Data analysis allowed for an introspective look into correlations between academic success and the learning styles of the students. Findings suggest that (1) Converger students receive significantly higher final course grades when they are in a synchronous online environment; (2) Assimilator and Converger synchronous online students show significant improved differences in their final open-ended project scores over their face-to-face taught peers, the prevalent learning style within the course. Suggestions to accommodate learning styles are present.

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