scholarly journals Mobile Learning in Business English its Effect to South American Students’ Learning Styles in the COVID 19 Pandemic Era: Its Economic Implications

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Alanya-Beltran ◽  
Jeidy Panduro-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Group Learning ◽  
South American ◽  
Business English ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Style Preferences

The adoption of M-learning and perceptual learning style preferences of South American EFL learners in a business English course were studied empirically. A descriptive correlational research design was used in this study. Data were gathered from 125 South American EFL students who were carefully sampled among a total of 184 students with mobile phones enrolled in a business English classes of selected South American university. The Mobile Learning Questionnaire (MLQ) and Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire were used in the study (PLSPQ). The data revealed that students in a business English course have a high level of M-learning adoption. It was discovered that respondents favor visual learning, group learning, individual learning, tactile learning, and auditory learning, with kinesthetic learning receiving the least attention. When students are grouped by gender and age, test results show that male respondents had stronger appeal to the utility, acceptability, enjoyment, facilitating conditions, and behavioral intention of M-learning than female respondents. Regardless of their age, respondents acknowledged the benefits of using M-learning in their business English course. Similarly, when the respondents are grouped by gender, no significant differences in learning style preferences are detected. However, the younger respondents prefer group learning, whilst the older respondents prefer individual learning. Finally, a link was discovered between M-learning usage and students' preferred learning styles. The positive link implies that the more M-learning students use, the more learning style preferences they have for group, tactile, visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and group learning tasks. This paper discusses the theoretical and educational consequences.

scholarly journals Saudi EFL Learners’ Perceptual Learning-Style Preferences

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Alya Khalil ◽  
Mona Sabir
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
Learning Style Preference

Identifying students’ learning styles is advantageous for both teachers and students. Awareness of students’ learning styles allows teachers to plan lessons to reach each student in the classroom by providing proper activities and classroom materials that suit every individual. Furthermore, students can raise their own awareness of the learning process and maximize their opportunities to learn by knowing their preferred learning styles. Using the Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire, this study aims to investigate Saudi EFL students’ preferred learning styles and explore whether these learning styles are affected by students’ academic majors. The participants were 120 Saudi students at a private college in four different majors. The results show that the kinaesthetic learning style is the most commonly preferred learning style among students of all majors. Based on the findings, pedagogical implications and directions for further research are highlighted.

scholarly journals Relating Perceptual Learning Styles of Engineering Students with Scanning Information in Text Scores

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Asmara Shafqat ◽  
Najeeb us Saqlain
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Styles

There are numerous factors, which reasonably affect teachers’ instructions. One of these factors is being aware of the learners’ learning styles. Shea’s work (1983) contributed that there is a strong correlation between learning styles and reading comprehensions. The present study investigated the correlation between Perceptual learning styles and scanning information in text scores. To achieve this, researcher randomly selected 382 undergraduates (male and female) engineering students of the Public sector Engineering University. Learning style survey questionnaire by Andrew D. Cohen, Rebecca L. Oxford, and Julie C. Chi (2001) was employed to examine the Perceptual learning style patterns and learning styles with respect to gender. In addition to this, reading test was conducted based on scanning skill. Pearson product-moment correlation test was applied to examine the correlation between the variables. It was found that a correlation exists between learning styles of engineering students and scanning information in the text. In addition to this, gender does play role in learning style preferences. This result would create awareness among all instructors or teachers the importance of learners’ unique learning style preferences that consequently affect teaching methodologies in all educational settings.

Perceptual Learning Styles Preferences of EFL Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-28
Author(s):  
Dr. Basher Taher Al-Janash
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Visual Style ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Styles

The present study aimed to identify the perceptual learning styles preferences of a total of 105 students of English as a foreign language. It also aimed to examine the differences in learning styles preferences among the students according to their gender (male/female). The Perceptual Learning Style Preferences Questionnaire (PLSPQ) created by Reid (1985) was used as a main instrument for collecting the data required. For analysing the data collected, the descriptive statistics and the independent-sample T-test have been used. The results showed that tactile style, auditory style and kinaesthetic style are major learning styles for the participants. While visual style, group style and individual style are minor learning styles. The results also showed that there are no significant differences among the students in all learning styles preferences attribute to their gender.

scholarly journals An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Iranian EFL High- and Low-Proficient Learners and Their Learning Styles

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401880940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Derakhshan ◽  
Farzaneh Shakki
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
The Relationship

It is also hypothesized that proficiency level may have a voice with respect to learning styles. Therefore, to throw light on this issue, the present investigation targeted the relationship between Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ learning styles and their levels of proficiency at Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran. To this end, 120 EFL learners majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and English Literature were randomly selected based on the Rubrics of Common European Framework of Reference (A1-C2) to participate in this study. They were then divided into low-proficient (A2-B1) and high-proficient (B2-C1) learners. The instruments used in this study were an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Mock exam through which the participants’ levels of proficiency were determined and Reid’s Perceptual Learning Style Questionnaire to identify learners’ perceptual learning style preferences. The questionnaire enclosed 30 statements allocated to each modality based on a five point Likert scale, ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The results of independent samples t-test and Spearman correlation coefficient revealed that there existed some significant relationships between students’ learning style preferences and levels of proficiency. It was found that learners with high levels of proficiency favored Kinesthetic and Tactile learning styles more than other preferences, namely, Auditory, Visual, Group, and Individual learning style preferences. In addition, the low-level students were much inclined toward Visual and Group styles. Regarding the necessity of understanding learners’ different styles, the implications of the study are discussed to consider the importance of individual differences.

scholarly journals PERCEPTUALS LEARNING STYLES PREFERENCES OF INTERNATIONAL MASTER'S STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-108
Author(s):  
Achmad Yudi Wahyudin ◽  
Akhyar Rido
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Predominant Factor ◽  
Visual Learners ◽  
Style Preferences

It has been a consensus that learning styles have been a predominant factor of success in master's degree program. Since the preferences of learning styles are affected by students' cultural background, this study was carried out to explore the perceptual learning style preferences of international Master’s students in a Malaysian university. Sixty students consisting of Indonesian, Iranian, and Libyan were involved in the present study. The findings reveal that Indonesian and Libyan students tended to be more kinesthetic/tactile learners while Iranian tended to be more visual learners. This study suggested practitioners use various learning strategies to cater the learning style preferences of the students.

The Preferred Perceptual Learning Styles of Hispanic Higher Education Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-421
Author(s):  
Catherine J. Lui ◽  
Scott E. Ferrin ◽  
Donald R. Baum ◽  
Vance E. Randall
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Mexican Heritage ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Styles

This article addresses the question of whether higher education Hispanic students of different nationalities have different perceptual learning style preferences. Independent samples t test results suggest students of non-Mexican heritage prefer visual learning styles more than students of Mexican heritage. ANOVA results show older students and students from families with greater levels of education have greater preference for visual learning, and higher household income is related to lower preferences for group learning style, and vice versa.

scholarly journals Ambiguity Tolerance and Perceptual Learning Styles of Chinese EFL Learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haishan Li ◽  
Qingshun He
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Ambiguity Tolerance ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Kinesthetic Learning ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Styles

<p>Ambiguity tolerance and perceptual learning styles are the two influential elements showing individual differences in EFL learning. This research is intended to explore the relationship between Chinese EFL learners’ ambiguity tolerance and their preferred perceptual learning styles. The findings include (1) the learners are sensitive to English ambiguities and are more reliable on the tactile and kinesthetic learning styles than on visual and auditory styles, (2) most Chinese EFL learners have more than one learning style preferences, (3) significant gender difference exists in ambiguity tolerance, but not in perceptual learning style preferences, and (4) the four perceptual learning styles are significantly correlated with ambiguity tolerance and the auditory learning style would exert more influence on ambiguity tolerance than the visual, tactile and kinesthetic learning styles.</p>

scholarly journals Exploring Language Learning Style Preferences of the ELT Graduate Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Rumana Rafique
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
The University ◽  
Individual Style

The paper aims at discovering the language learning style preferences of the ELT graduate students of the English Department of the University of Dhaka. The paper explores the students’ learning style preferences based on Reid’s (1984) six perceptual learning style categories such as visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, group and individual style preferences. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using a questionnaire and interview of the ELT students of a public university in Bangladesh. The results revealed that the ELT students are more or less aware of their own learning styles and the way they learn better. It was found out from the study that majority of the students preferred the auditory style of learning while individual style is the least preferred. The study also brings students’ opinions regarding learning styles in the field of learning ESL (English as a Second Language) or EFL (English as a Foreign Language) to light. The paper then discusses the implications of the findings and offers some recommendations regarding the need to identify students’ learning styles in Bangladeshi classroom.  

scholarly journals Perceptual Learning Style Preferences of English Major Libyan University Students and their Correlations with Academic Achievement

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muftah Hamed ◽  
Abubaker Almabruk
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Perceptual Learning Style ◽  
English Major ◽  
Style Preferences

Exploring perceptual learning style preferences and their relationships with academic achievement is important to success in teaching and learning language. The aim of this study, therefore, was to investigate the perceptual learning style preferences of Libyan EFL University students majoring in English at Omar Almukhtar University and to check whether there is a significant relationship between students’ perceptual learning style preferences and their academic achievement. A total of 75 fourth year English major students were participated in this study. A self-reporting learning style questionnaire developed by Kinsella (1994) was used to collect data and final semester examination scores were used to determine the average academic achievement for each participant. The findings showed that tactile style was the most dominant learning style among the students followed by auditory style while kinesthetic style was the least favoured learning style. The findings also revealed that there was a significant relationship between students’ learning style preferences and their academic achievement; the strongest correlation (r=0.30, P<.01) was found between the auditory learning style and academic achievement. The findings are discussed in this study with implication for university instructors to identify their students’ perceptual learning style and match them with their teaching style to influence students’ achievement, and deliver their lectures by using different approaches and techniques to ensure that the learning process is effective and efficient for a great number of their students. This study contributed to the EFL field in Libya by providing clear information on students’ learning style preferences and their correlation with academic achievement.

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