The Impact of Student Learning Style in Tagaytay City Science National High School Academic Year 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The study aimed to 1. document the personal profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, economic status and type of environment; 2. identify The perceptual strength of the student-respondents in terms of: Auditory, Visual, Tactile, and Kinesthetic; 3. determine which of the following factors influence learning style among the students of grade 7 in Tagaytay City Science National High School in terms of family background, teacher's teaching style, school environment; 4. measure the level of relationship between student learning styles and the mathematics performance of Grade 7 students in Tagaytay City Science National High School. The study was conducted in Tagaytay City Science National High School with the total of 116 Grade 7 students as respondents.

METHODS

The study used Descriptive Correlation as its research design and sampling technique, respectively. Data were Analyzed through statistical methods like weighted mean, frequency distribution, percent distribution and Pearson-r Correlation.

RESULTS

The results revealed that there was no significant relationship between the Student Learning styles and Mathematics performance of grade 7 students in Tagaytay City Science National High School.

DISCUSSIONS

Ninety-two respondents were randomly selected among the grade 7 students in Tagaytay City Science National High School. There are three sets of correlation analysis that were done, the Mathematics performance of the Respondents, The frequency and Percentage of the perceptual strengths, and the relationship between the mathematics performance of the respondents and perceptual strengths. The gathered data was evaluated and discussed on the personal profile, mathematics performance, perceptual strengths and the relationship of Mathematics performance in perceptual strengths.