Learning Styles and Learning Beliefs of Grade 8-Kulasisi, Batubato and Mynah at Gov. Feliciano Leviste Memorial National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the most common and widely-used categorizations of the various types of learning styles is Fleming's VARK model: visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic or tactile learners. Understanding each of these types of learners will aid teachers in preparations of their daily plans including activities.

METHODS

The researcher utilized the descriptive method of research to assess the learning styles of students, the learning beliefs of teachers about their students and other factors that affect the learning of the students. A sample population of 150 out of 275 second-year students enrolled during the school year 2010-2011 and the 6 second year Mathematics teachers both of Gov. Feliciano Leviste Memorial National High School were the chosen respondents of this study. The questionnaire was based on the reading materials of related literature and studies from unpublished researches, books, magazines, journal, bulletin, and the internet.

RESULTS

The research revealed that the learning styles of students of II-Bengala Kulasisi, and Mynah are visual, auditory, and kinesthetics in the order of their frequency occurrences among the students. It reveals that visual learners visualize vivid and detailed pictures in their thoughts and teach people by showing them how things are done. With a 74% percentage of responses; they put things together when they look at the picture and read the directions with 70 %, and get distracted with visual distractions and interpret mood by looking at facial expressions. As for the learning beliefs of teachers about how their students learn, they are as follow: Students learn more when they have a hands-on experience of what the teacher is teaching when the information is presented with visual aids and learn when they do their assignments. Kinesthetic learners create mnemonics or jingles to aid memorization with 46% of responses; they learn when they hear the voice, pitch and speech of their teacher garnered 32% and 30% of responses went to sitting in front to avoid distractions.

DISCUSSIONS

Since students have diverse learning styles, the Mathematics teachers should discover the more prevalent learning styles of his students at the start of the school year so that he can make a plan of activities that will cater to this varied styles in learning.