Students' English Proficiency, Perceptual Learning Style Preference and Second Language Tolerance of Ambiguity
The purpose of this study was to examine students' English proficiency, perceptual learning style preference and tolerance of ambiguity. A total of 314 respondents were randomly sampled from four secondary schools in the District of Hulu Langat. A descriptive correlational study was utilis...
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| Language: | English English |
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2002
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9346/1/FPP_2002_32.pdf |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to examine students' English
proficiency, perceptual learning style preference and tolerance of
ambiguity.
A total of 314 respondents were randomly sampled from four
secondary schools in the District of Hulu Langat. A descriptive
correlational study was utilised and the theoretical framework of the
study was based on several models of learning. The Perceptual
Learning Style Preference Questionnaire was used to investigate
respondents' perceptual learning style preference. This questionnaire
categorised the students into auditory, kinesthetic, tactile and visual learners. The Second Language Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale was
used to measure respondents' levels of ambiguity tolerance. English
proficiency was evaluated based on respondents' PMRE nglish grades.
Frequency distribution, independent t test and Pearson correlation test
were used to analyse the data. The study found that the male and
female students had chosen the kinesthetic learning style as a major
learning style while the tactile and the visual learning styles were
selected as minor learning styles. However, there was a difference in
the auditory learning style preference because the females had
regarded this learning style as a major learning style while the males
had considered it as a minor style. The Malays, Chinese and Indians
had selected the kinesthetic learning style as a major learning style and
regarded the tactile and visual learning styles as minor styles. The
auditory learning style was a major style for the Indians but it was
considered as a minor learning style for the Malays and Chinese. The
Malays had stronger preference in tactile learning style and the
Chinese were found to h ave stronger preference in visual learning
style. The Indians on the other hand had stronger preference in
auditory learning style. |
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