Pandemic Portrayed: Learning Style in Online Learning
Abstract
Learning style is one of the most important factors in determining how students learn and has a significant effect on student learning strategies, which in turn affects their learning outcomes. It refers to the methods by which students collect, store, and extract material. Since pandemic came to all over the world, all od aspect in teaching and learning process is changing. It is included to studentss learning style. Some issues were discovered during online learning, especially in English learning for students at the University of Muhammadiyah Jambi. By these issues, it seems that there is a doubt of how they really learn from online learning. The aim of this study is to report data on the types of students' learning styles used in their English online learning. Data were analyzed using The VARK Questionnaire by Neil Fleming. This research uses the qualitative descriptive method. The population of this research was 1st semester of Management Department students in the academic year 2020. There were three classes; R.B1, R.A7 and R.B3. The result shows that the majority of students in this research used kinesthetic learning style. Then audio learning is the next place, then followed by reading and writing learning style. And the last is visual learning style.
Full Text:
PDFArticle Metrics :
References
Alan, Pritchard. Ways of Learning Second Edition. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Alqunayeer, H.S. &Zamir, S. (2015). Identifying learning styles in EFL classroom. International
Journal of Learning and Teaching, 1(2), 8287. DOI: 10.18178/ijlt.1.2.82-87 Anderson, T., &Elloumi, F. (eds.). (2004). Theory and Practice of Online
Learning. Athabasca University, Retrieved October, 29, 2008 from
http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book/pdf/TPOL_book.pdf
Barmeyer, C. I. (2004). Learning styles and their impact on cross-cultural training: An international comparison in France, Germany, and Quebec. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 28(6), 577 594.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.01.011
Lee, Y., & Choi, J. (2011). A review of online course dropout research: Implications for practice and future research. Educational Technology Research and Development, 59,593618. https ://doi.org/10.1007/s1142 3- 010-9177-y.
Naserieh, F., &Sarab, M. R. A. (2013). Perceptual learning style preferences among Iranian graduate students.System, 41(1), 122133
Shannon, E., & David, S. B. (2012). Learning style and its importance in Education.
Hsu, Y., Lin, H., Ching, Y., & Dwyer,F. (2009). The effects of web-based instruction navigation modes on
undergraduates learning outcomes. Journal of Educational Technology and Society, 12(1), 271-84.
Ewest, T. (2009). Learning styles and their relevance to the e-learning environment: A literature review.
JABRTLC Conference Proceedings, San Antonio, TX.
Dietinger, T. (2003). Aspects of e-learning environments. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Graz University of Technology, Austria.
Wentling, L.T., Waight, C., Gallaher, J., Fleur, J.L., Wang, C., &Kanfer, A. (2000). E-learning: a review of literature. Knowledge and Learning Systems Group, University of Illinois, Retrieved May, 06, 2008 from http://learning.ncsa.uiuc.edu/papers/elearnlit.pdf.
Kuestionaire :https://www.webtools.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/
Lightbown&Spada (2006). How Languages are Learned. Oxford University Press.
Fleming, N. D. (2012, January 15). Facts,fallacies, and myths: VARK and learningpreferences. https://vark-learn.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/08/Some-Facts-About-VARK.pdf.
Battalio, J. 2009. Success in Distance Education: Do Learning Styles and Multiple Formats Matter?, The American Journal of Distance Education (23:2), pp 71-87.
Fleming, N.D. 2008. VARK. A Guide to Learning Styles. The VARK Questionnaire.
Pamela, L. 2011. Technology Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Education and the Workplace, International Conference on E-Learning at the workplace (ICELW 2011).
Franzoni, A. L., and Assar, S. 2009. Student Learning Styles Adaptation Method Based On Teaching Strategies and Electronic Media, Educational Technology & Society, (12:4), pp 15-29.
C. Clark, Student growth in asynchronous online environments: Learning Styles and Cognitive Development Journal of the Indiana University Student Personnel Association, pp. 37 45, 2012 ed.
D. OConnor, Websites that appeal to the Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, & Kinesthetic Learning Styles, 2007. Retrieved from http://www.wiredinstructor.net/geo/course2.html.Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), 9(4), 32-44.
Putri, S. E., Hamuddin, B., Nursafira, M. S., & Derin, T. (2020). Discourse Analysis in E-Learning-Based Course Using Moodle Platform: An Experimental Design. REiLA: Journal of Research and Innovation in Language, 2(1).
Szuchman, L. T., & Thomlison, B. (2010). Writing with style: APA style for social work. Cengage Learning.