Learning Styles Preferences of Grade 10 Students in the District of Maragondon: Input for Differentiated Instruction
Keywords:
Auditory, Bimodal, Differentiated Instruction, Kinesthetic, Trimodal, VisualAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Learning style is one of the most important factors that greatly affect the academic performance of a student. Since learning is the primary goal of teaching, teachers of different levels should use varied techniques and strategies that would suit the learning capabilities of his students. Hence, understanding the learning styles of students would give the assurance of attaining the competencies as prescribed from each learning area.
METHODS
This study was conducted to identify the different learning style preferences among the 272 Grade 10 students from the selected public high schools in the district of Maragondon. The conceptual model following the input-process-output process was used to conduct the research. Furthermore, the results from the questionnaire were interpreted using quantitative analysis.
RESULTS
The findings showed that majority of the respondents preferred Auditory learning style. Whereas, the visual learning style was the least preferred of the respondents. In addition, some of the respondents preferred the combination of the two or three learning styles which categorized them as bimodal or trimodal. From the results, the researcher found that there is no significant difference in the learning style of the respondents when grouped according to sex. On the contrary, the difference in the learning style of the respondents when grouped according to their general averages was evident.
DISCUSSIONS
The result led to the conclusion that each learner can have not just one learning style preference. Moreover, teachers should ensure a student-centered classroom environment that would cater to the academic needs of learners and prepare appropriate instructions that are within their capabilities. Therefore, teachers need to know and to understand their students' abilities and interests and use the right teaching tools which are suitable for them.