scholarly journals Are All Distance Learners Created Equal? A Quantitative Analysis of Academic Performance in a Distance Tertiary Institution

10.28945/2822 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatko J Kovacic ◽  
John Steve Green
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Global Learning ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Student Learning Styles

This paper reports initial research results on the relationship between student learning styles and academic achievement in a distance education computing course with Internet-based student support. The learning styles of students in a computer concepts class were evaluated and classified according to the Felder-Soloman Learning Style Index. We have identified statistically significant differences in performance between different learner types, i.e. groups of students with different learning preferences. The best course performance in both course components: in-course assessment and final examination was identified in students with reflective, sensing, verbal and global learning preferences. One possible explanation of this result might be that the current teaching styles and distance learning environment (course material and online student support) gives an advantage to this type of learner. To test this hypothesis we are planning changes in the learning environment and methodology to cater for a variety of student learning styles. We can then test if academic achievement has been improved by comparing it with the results presented in this paper.

Using Q-methodology to Better Understand Student Learning Styles

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-207
Author(s):  
R. Trevor Hall
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Video Production ◽  
Improve Instruction ◽  
Student Learning Styles

This article presents the results of a study using Q-methodology to identify and compare different learning styles between video production and media studies undergraduate courses. Three groups emerged from the video production course compared to four groups from a previous study. These two sets of groups were compared. Results demonstrate distinctions and similarities between the different learning styles that emerged from the two types of courses. The article concludes that the use of Q-methodology can deepen understanding of students’ learning preferences and improve instruction through more balanced and learner-focused curricular approaches.

scholarly journals Student Learning Styles in The Industrial Revolution 4.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (SpecialIssue) ◽  
pp. 187-193
Author(s):  
Febri Yanti ◽  
Lufri Lufri ◽  
Yuni Ahda
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Education Study ◽  
Student Learning Styles

The industrial revolution 4.0 in the field of education provides convenience in learning methods and processes. Internet-based technology makes it easier for students to learn independently, quickly in providing feedback, and freely choose material from library sources from anywhere. As a result, student learning styles change along with the development of internet-based technology. In the coursework, students can read and combine various writings from several sources, and in-class when students present assignments of learning materials that have been read so that they are easily understood by other students. Likewise, in completing paper assignments from lecturers, students can read various papers given by many lecturers. This happens because of the students' understanding of the assignments given by the lecturer. The purpose of this study was to identify the learning styles of students of the Biology Education Study Program, STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat on the development of internet-based technology in the industrial revolution 4.0. This type of research is descriptive and the approach used is quantitative. The results of this study indicate that the learning style of students of the Biology Education Study Program STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat, Padang, West Sumatra tends to be visual, namely 60.3%. The presence of internet technology and its use in an educational institution is a medium or source of learning that can be utilized by students

scholarly journals Students' Mathematical Connection Skills Reviewed From Learning Styles

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ujang Suprianto ◽  
Heni Pujiastuti
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Auditory Learning ◽  
Kinesthetic Learning ◽  
Mathematical Connections ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Mathematical Connection ◽  
Student Learning Styles

The purpose of this study is to determine the distribution of student learning styles, to determine the average mathematical communication skills that have Auditory, Visual, and Kinestatic learning styles. and to find out if there are significant differences in the ability of mathematical connections between students who have auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning styles. This research was conducted at SMAN 17 Pandeglang in class XII MIPA. The instrument used was in the form of a learning style questionnaire and a test of mathematical connection abilities. This type of research is a comparative study with a quantitative approach. Based on the results of data processing, that the distribution of student learning styles is included in the Auditory learning style of 34% of students, Visual 46% of students, and Kinesthetic 19% of students. By using a scale of 0-50, the average mathematical connection ability of students is 29.58, whereas when viewed from each distribution of learning styles, the average mathematical ability of auditory students is 24.89, visual students 28.33, and kinestatic students 34,40. Based on the results of the analysis with the ANOVA test and t test (Dunnet) that there is a significant difference in the ability of students' mathematical connections between auditory, visual and kinesthetic learning styles with a significant level of ? = 0.05, and the results of the value of Fcount > Ftable = 3.62 > 3,42, where the kinesthetic learning style has higher mathematical connection ability than auditory and visual learning styles.

scholarly journals MATHEMATICAL THINKING PROCESS IN GRAPH THEORY MATERIAL IN TERMS OF STUDENT LEARNING STYLES

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1046
Author(s):  
Hetty Patmawati
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Conceptual Thinking ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
Student Learning Styles

This research is motivated by the lack of understanding  students have in working on graph theory material problems due to differences in students' thinking processes, and  student learning styles when studying discrete mathematics, which requires different thinking with Boolean algebra material. Each student has a different way of thinking skills and learning style. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods so that this study has the objective to find out how the students' mathematical thinking processes in working on graph theory material problems and what obstacles are experienced by students in terms of their learning styles. The focus of research in this study, namely to analyze mathematical thinking processes on graph theory material in terms of student learning styles. The instruments in this study were researchers and also graph theory test questions that were used to view students' thought processes. The research subjects were 5 semester students, as many as 3 people with visual, auditory and kinesnetik learning styles. Then given the problem of graph theory as much as 2 questions, one question in the form of text and another in the form of images. The results show that students with visual learning styles tend to be included in students who have a conceptual thinking process, students with auditory learning styles tend to be included in students who have semi-conceptual thinking processes, while students with kinesthetic learning styles, including students who have computational thinking process . Barriers experienced by students include the lack of understanding of the basic concepts of graph theory and the trajectories and trajectories of Euler and Hamilton.

scholarly journals Android-Based Expert System Application to Determine Math Learning Styles of Elementary School Students in Surakarta

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Rayung Wulan ◽  
Achmad Sarwandianto ◽  
Nur Alamsyah ◽  
Aulia Ar Rakhman Awaludin
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
System Application ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Learning Style ◽  
Student Learning Styles

This Android-based expert system application was created to assist teachers in analysing student learning styles and identification of student learning styles that are easy to transfer knowledge in schools. The instrument used was the results of a questionnaire to measure learning style variables and student assessment variables in receiving mathematics lessons. The Android-based expert system application was designed based on student learning style questionnaire, the questionnaire was validated, and internal consistency reliability, set the instrument items and then collected in the rules and decision trees. The results of the questionnaire were taken from 6 elementary schools in Surakarta. The inference method used in this calculation is the forward chaining method, looking at the results of the decision tree as outlined in the expert system application. The Android-based expert system application is very effective and efficient in analysing student learning styles.

The Role of Learning Styles and Technology

2010 ◽  
pp. 153-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Royce Ann Collins
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Initial Learning ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Electronic Environments

Learning style research has informed effective classroom teaching strategies for decades. Technology has allowed faculty and students to move the learning environment from the four-walled classroom to a fluid global virtual space. Knowledge gained through the application of learning style research to the online instruction has enhanced practice; however, research demonstrating the alignment of learning styles with current technological resources has been limited. Learning styles and their interrelationship with technology and adult learners is as important today as initial learning style research was in the six decades after its beginnings in the 1940s. Education today must meet the needs of students who are more comfortable in electronic environments as well as those who need the four-walled classroom. The ability to use learning style research to accomplish both will lead to enhanced student learning and a more productive experience.

Learning styles of physiology students interested in the health professions

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Breckler ◽  
David Joun ◽  
Huy Ngo
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Multimodal Learning ◽  
Student Groups

Student learning may be classified according to the sensory modalities by which one prefers to take in information. One such classification scheme uses the VARK instrument, which categorizes learning preferences as visual (V), auditory (A), reading-writing (R), or kinesthetic (K). Many students have a single, strong preferences (“unimodal”), whereas others have multiple (“multimodal”) learning preferences. Although limited in scope and reliability, knowledge of student learning preferences is important for reasons of pedagogy. Teaching and student learning styles may also affect student academic success in science coursework and fulfillment of student career goals. In our study, we determined the learning preferences of upper-division students in a human physiology course during a 2-yr period at a public undergraduate institution in California. We also sought to determine the association between individual learning styles and stated career intentions. We found that the majority of students interested in the health professions have multimodal learning preferences. Furthermore, a greater percentage of premedical students had multimodal preferences compared with predental and prescientist students. When data were compared by gender, we found that more female than male students had multimodal learning preferences. We also observed some gender differences when separating student groups by career choice. For example, more premedical men had multimodal preferences compared with nonpremedical men. In contrast to men, women showed little differences in their learning style profiles whether premedical or not and also self-predicted their learning preferences more accurately. Thus, career choice may be an important consideration in determining whether or not there are gender differences among students.

Identifikasi Gaya Belajar Mahasiswa Pendidikan Jasmani Kesehatan dan Rekreasi (PJKR) IKIP Budi Utomo Malang

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ilham Habibi ◽  
Tri Asih Wahyu Hartati ◽  
Purwaning Budi Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Kinesthetic Learning ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Student Learning Style ◽  
Student Learning Styles

Lecturers must know and understand the characteristics and learning styles of their students so that their interactions can take place well in the learning and teaching process. However, in reality in the field most of the Lecturers are Educational Study Programs Physical Health and Recreation (PJKR) does not yet know and understand student learning styles optimally. Therefore this study aims to determine the tendency of PJKR student learning styles at IKIP Budi Utomo Malang. This research is a qualitative descriptive study.The instruments of this study were student learning style questionnaires, interview guidelines for lecturers and interview guidelines for students. The results showed that the most dominant PJKR student learning style was the visual learning style with a total of 98 students (63.23%). The next dominant student learning style is the kinesthetic learning style with a total of 23 students (14.84%).The conclusion of this study is that most PJKR students have a visual learning style and some others have kinesthetic learning styles.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Exemplar-Based Approaches for Students’ Learning Style Diagnosis Purposes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 7083
Author(s):  
Daiva Goštautaitė ◽  
Jevgenij Kurilov
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Case Based ◽  
Student Learning Styles

A lot of computational models recently are undergoing rapid development. However, there is a conceptual and analytical gap in understanding the driving forces behind them. This paper focuses on the integration between computer science and social science (namely, education) for strengthening the visibility, recognition, and understanding the problems of simulation and modelling in social (educational) decision processes. The objective of the paper covers topics and streams on social-behavioural modelling and computational intelligence applications in education. To obtain the benefits of real, factual data for modeling student learning styles, this paper investigates exemplar-based approaches and possibilities to combine them with case-based reasoning methods for automatically predicting student learning styles in virtual learning environments. A comparative analysis of approaches combining exemplar-based modelling and case-based reasoning leads to the choice of the Bayesian Case model for diagnosing a student’s learning style based on the data about the student’s behavioral activities performed in an e-learning environment.

scholarly journals Kecenderungan Gaya Belajar Mahasiswa dalam Mengikuti Implementasi Penugasan Dosen Sekolah

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Adi Sumarsono ◽  
Nyoman Widiantari ◽  
Etriana Meirista
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Auditory Learning ◽  
Kinesthetic Learning ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Basic Course ◽  
The Given ◽  
Student Learning Styles

Proses perkuliahan dapat tercapai sesuai arahan kurikulum jika interaksi antara ilmu yang diberikan dan respon penerima dapat terjadi nyata secara linier. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan kecenderungan gaya belajar mahasiswa saat mengikuti perkuliahan pada program Penugasan dosen Sekolah (PDS) pada mata kuliah kepalatihan dasar. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Subyek yang dilibatkan dari penelitian ini sebanyak dua kelas yang terdiri dari masing-masing kelas sebanyak 32 mahasiswa. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah angket skala belajar, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Aspek yang hendak diukur dalam penelitian ini meliputi tiga aspek yaitu, gaya belajar visual, gaya belajar auditori dan gaya belajar kinestetik. Hasil penelitian ini adalah terdapat kecenderugan gaya belajar mahasiswa di jurusan pendidikan jasmani kesehatan dan rekreasi dalam mengikuti perkuliahan Implementasi PDS. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini dapat dijelaskan bahwa gaya belajar visual sebesar 38,30%, sedangkan gaya belajar auditori sebesar 53,55% dan juga gaya belajar kinestetik mahasiswa sebesar 96,30%. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa mahasiswa pada jurusan PJKR UNMUS lebih cenderung suka dan mudah dalam memahami jika materi yang disampaikan dalm bentuk di keterampilan yang langsung dipraktekkan dari pada menggunakan gaya belajar yang mempunyai kecenderungan selain kinestetik.  Tendency of  Student Learning Styles in Attending the Implementation of School Lecturer Assignments AbstractThe lecture process can be achieved according to curriculum direction if the interaction between the given knowledge and the recipient's response can occur linearly. The purpose of this study is to describe the tendency of student learning styles when attending lectures in the School Lecturer Assignment (PDS) program in basic course subjects. The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive. Subjects involved in this study were as many as two classes consisting of each class of 32 students. The instruments used in this study were study scale questionnaires, interviews and documentation. The aspects to be measured in this study include three aspects namely, visual learning style, auditory learning style and kinesthetic learning style. The results of this study are there are trends in student learning styles in the physical health and recreation education majors in attending PDS Implementation lectures. The results of this study can be explained that the visual learning style is 38.30%, while the auditory learning style is 53.55% and also the kinesthetic learning style is 96.30%. From the results of this study it can be concluded that students in the UNMUS PJKR majors are more likely to like and easily understand if the material delivered preformance in the form of skills that are directly practiced rather than using learning styles that have trends other than kinesthetic.  

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