The students' learning style contributes to their performance in Mathematics: a case study among Form Two students in SMK Sebauh, Bintulu, Sarawak / Salyati Sedik

This study was conducted to identify the preference of learning style among Form Two students, to determine the differences of learning style between genders and to determine the relationship between learning style and the achievement in Mathematics. 40 students were selected randomly from four clas...

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Main Author: Sedik, Salyati
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/96916/1/96916.pdf
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Summary:This study was conducted to identify the preference of learning style among Form Two students, to determine the differences of learning style between genders and to determine the relationship between learning style and the achievement in Mathematics. 40 students were selected randomly from four classes as the respondents in this study. A set of questionnaire which has two parts; Part A and Part B was designed for demographic factors on respondent’s profile and the types of learning style preference respectively which consists of 10 items each. The student achievement was based on the respondent’s exam result which is referring to First Term Exam and Mid-Term Exam. The data was processed by using Microsoft Excel. Based on the findings the most preferred learning style among the students is auditory learning style. Some of them prefer to use more than one learning style. There is a relationship between learning style and the achievement in exam.