Learning Styles of Grade 10 Students of San Nicolas District: Basis for Enhancement Activities

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Learning comes in different ways. There have been many studies that sought to examine how learners will learn more and easier and it shows that learning styles are various approaches or ways of learning. They involve educating methods, particular to an individual that is presumed to allow an individual to learn best. It is believed that most people favor some method of interacting with, taking in, and processing stimuli or information.

METHODS

A descriptive methods design was used in this study. The survey questionnaire was the major data gathering instrument used in the study. One hundred Grade 10 learners of secondary public schools responded. Questionnaires were utilized to gather empirical data for the study on the profile of the respondents, which learning styles learners possess, and the factors that affect them.

RESULTS

Learners’ learning styles really varies, which was agreed by both respondents to a good extent and was not significantly affected by the different identified factors that affect the learning styles of learners even is of a very great extent intensity. This indicated that there was a significant relationship between the learning styles of learners and the different identified factors. Most of the learners were mastery learners, followed by self-expressive learners, understanding, and interpersonal. In accordance with this, the researcher believed that these learning styles should be enhanced as learners utilized them in studying. Different activities were proposed for learning styles' enhancement of learners. These activities were intended to be utilized by TLE teachers, department heads and learners. Thus, performing these activities, teachers would gain an understanding of the learning styles of students.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that the learning styles of learners and the effects of each factor. Intervention activities were proposed to enhance the learning styles of learners. Teachers must be familiar with the learning styles of their learners. They should take learning styles and factors that affect it into serious consideration in planning a curriculum guide, daily lesson log/plan, and other related learning activities to produce a very positive yield. Match their teaching styles to the learning styles of learners to be more rewarding and satisfying. And pursuing researcher focusing on learning styles and factors affecting it will strengthen the web knowledge thereby ensuring its development.