The Correlation between Students Learning Styles and Their English Academic Achievement
Abstract
This study aims to find the correlation between students learning styles and their English academic achievement. This research used quantitative method which involved descriptive (MEAN score) and correlation (Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient) analyses. To gather the data, a questionnaire was used as the instrument to measure the learning styles of the students. This research used a convenience sampling method for the study. This study was conducted at SMA Unklab Airmadidi with 80 respondents from grade X IPA. The result of this study showed that students learning styles were correlated with their English achievement.
Keywords— learning styles, English academic achievement
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Bashir, I., & Mattoo, N. H. (2012). A study on study habits and academic performance among adolescents (14-19) years. International Journal of Social Science Tomorrow, 1(5),1-5.
Best, J. W., & Kahn, J. V. (1998). Research in education (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Biehler, R. F., & Snowman, J. (1993). Psychology Applied to Teaching, (7th ed). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Cimermanová, I. (2018). The effect of learning styles on achievement in different forms of teaching. International Journal of Instruction, 11(3), 219-232. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1183439.pdf
El-Omari, A. H. (2016). Factors affecting students' achievement in English language learning. Journal of Educational and Social Research. 6(2). https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/685d/37007cb6efb3757f873473157514f927af21.pdf
Gilakjani, A.P. (2012). Visual, auditory, kinaesthetic learning styles and their impacts on English language teaching. Journal of Studies in Education, 2(1), 104-113.
Gokalp, M. (2013). The effect of students’ learning styles to their academic success. Academic Journals, 8(17), 1634-1641. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2013.410090
Gopalakrishnan, K., & Pazhalanivelu, G. (2017). Influence of learning styles on the achievement of prospective student teachers in mathematic. IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science. 22(10), 07-10. http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr- jhss/papers/Vol.%2022%20Issue10/Version-4/B2210040710.pdf
Halder, U. K. (2018). English language anxiety and achievement. North Asian International Research Journal of Social Science & Humanities, 4(3). https://www.academia.edu/37377190/English_Language_Anxiety_and_Academic_Achievement
Johnson, R. B., & Christensen, L. (2010). Education research: Quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches (4th ed). California, CA: SAGE.
Kolibu, D., & Tamapeku, D. S. R. (2015). The relationship between student learning styles and English achievement. An Unpublished Skripsi. Universitas Klabat, Airmadidi, Indonesia.
Latham, B. (2007). Sampling: What is it? Retrieved from: sampling-methodology-paper.pdf
Ling, A. S., Basit, A., & Hassan, Z. (2017). Does learning style impact student academic performance? International Journal of Education, Learning and Training, 2(2), 1-13.
Maramis, L. (2012). Gaya belajar dan motivasi belajar mahasiswa matakuliah filsafat pendidikan Kristen. Airmadidi: Universitas Klabat.
Magulod, G.C., Jr. (2018). Learning styles, study habits and academic performance of filipino university students in applied science courses: Implications for Instruction. Journal of Technology and Science Education, 9(2), 184-198.
McLeod, S. A. (2019, May 20). What a p-value tells you about statistical significance. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/p-value.htmls
Nafis, H. (2017). Students’ preference of language learning style in English classroom. English Department Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher training Ar-raniry State Islamic University Darussalam. https://repository.ar-raniry.ac.id/id/eprint/2600/1/Hilyatun%20Nafis.pdf
Porong, C., & Kawuwung, L. (2015). Correlation between students’ learning styles and their English achievement. An Unpublished Skripsi. Universitas Klabat, Airmadidi, Indonesia.
Ridwan, H., & Sutresna, P. (2019). Teaching styles of the teachers and learning styles of the students. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336920655Teachingstyles_of_the__ teachers_and_learning_styles_of_the_students
Rossum, E. J. V., & Hammer, R. (2010). The meaning of learning and knowing. Sense publishers. https://www.sensepublishers.com/media/1113-the-meaning-of-learning-and-knowing.pdf
Salindeho, M., & Bukamo, F. R. (2015). Student learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) and motivation in learning English. An Unpublished Skripsi. Universitas Klabat, Airmadidi, Indonesia.
Sekaran, U., & Bougie, R. (2010). Research methods for business: A skill building approach. USA: John Willeg & Sons.
Wiyono, T. S. B. (2008). Motivation, learning strategy, and learning achievement of the students at Depok 2 State Vocational School (SMK Negeri 2 Depok) Sleman. https://repository.usd.ac.id/33725/2/056332022_Full.pdf
Published
2023-01-10
How to Cite
NURHAYATI, Nurhayati; PENNA, Henitha Tabita Deity.
The Correlation between Students Learning Styles and Their English Academic Achievement.
SUMIKOLAH: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 39-48, jan. 2023.
ISSN 2985-3842.
Available at: <https://ejournal.unklab.ac.id/index.php/sumikolah/article/view/856>. Date accessed: 15 sep. 2024.
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