Analysis_of_learning_styles_in_terms_of_knowledge_
Analysis_of_learning_styles_in_terms_of_knowledge_
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the domains of knowledge, skills and atti-
tudes of students which are dominantly influenced by learning styles. The approach used is
quantitative research with a correlation method in the form of a survey on 71 high school
students in the Aceh Tengah area. The data collection instrument used a questionnaire for
learning style data and a documentation study for student learning outcomes data. The re-
sults of data analysis using descriptive and inferential statistics show that there is a significant
relationship between learning styles and knowledge, skills and attitudes with an average
contribution of 17.67%, 14.77% and 72.4% respectively. Based on the types of learning styles
selected in this study, the visual learning style is more highly related to students' knowledge,
skills and attitudes. The conclusion from the results of this study is that teachers as educators
need to know and understand the characteristics of each student's learning style, so as to be
able to place students in the right position during the learning process.
Keywords: Learning style, Visual, Auditorial, Kinesthetic, Learning Outcomes
How to Cite: Halim, A., Wirda, A., & Yusrizal, Y. (2022). Analysis of learning styles in terms of
knowledge, skills and attitudes. Momentum: Physics Education Journal, 6(2), 162-170.
https://doi.org/10.21067/mpej.v6i2.6581
Introduction
Various terms have been used to explain the meaning of learning styles, including saying the
preferred way of learning for students (Farashahi & Tajeddin, 2018); Susilowati, 2018), the ability of
students to respond, perceive and interact with the environment (Martin & Bolliger, 2018), or
describe variations in the way students learn individually (Odic, 2018). It also used the term cognitive
style to respond, view and interact with the learning environment (Valencia-Vallejo et al., 2019). It
refers to the concept that individuals are different in terms of how to teach or learn and choose what
is most effective for them (Grant, 2020). Although there are several definitions of learning styles, this
study chose to use the definition proposed by Odic (2018) and Susilowati since the definition is more
significant with the case being studied and the definition is also indirectly related to student learning
outcomes.
The learning style inventory has been used by various types of instruments since 1976
(Olanipekun et al., 2020), including using the Cranfield Learning Style Inventory (CLSI) with 30 items
covering aspects of seeing, reading, listening and experience (Sudria et al., 2018). It applies the Kolb
Learning Style Inventory (Kolb-LSI) includes aspects of divergence, assimilation, convergence, and
accommodation (Mpwanya & Dockrat, 2020), and using Honey and Mumford's Learning Style
Questionnaire (H&M-LSQ) which includes 4 additional variables from the Kolb model, namely activist,
reflector, theoretical, and pragmatic (van Gaalen et al., 2021). Based on these instruments, this study
uses the Deporter model instrument (Mashoedah et al., 2018) covering three main aspects, namely
Methods
This study uses a quantitative research approach, correlation method and survey design in
three classes of High School students in the Central Aceh region totaling 24 students in class XI-IPA1,
27 students in class XI-IPA2, and 20 students in class XI-IPA3.
This study uses a questionnaire to obtain data on student learning styles and study docu-
mentation to obtain data or the final score of physics learning outcomes in three domains, namely
the value of knowledge, skills and attitudes. The questionnaire to obtain learning style data was
adopted from Deporter (Idkhan & Idris, 2021) which refers to the modality model. The purpose of
the modality model is that students enjoy learning by using sight, hearing, and movement. Based on
the modality model, the Deporter version of the learning style measurement questionnaire covers
three main aspects, namely visual (about 14 items), auditory (about 14 items) and kinesthetic (about
16 items). All these items (44 items) used a four-point Likert scale with the categories Strongly Agree
(SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD). The questionnaire instrument validation
was carried out in two stages, namely expert validation and questionnaire testing on a limited sam-
ple. Meanwhile, the Documentation Study, which was conducted on the archives of grade XI student
report cards at senior high schools in the Central Aceh region, was to obtain data or the value of
students' knowledge, skills and attitudes.
The process of data collection is carried out based on the type of data and the appled instru-
ment. Learning style data is collected after the learning process is completed in the current semester.
Then, it proceeded with a documentation study to get report cards in the realm of knowledge, skills
and attitudes of students who have answered the learning style questionnaire.
There are two types of data that have been collected, namely data from the questionnaire in
the form of a Likert scale (4,3,2,1) and data from the results of the documentation study in the form
of scores or report cards (0-100). Data analysis was carried out in two stages. On the first stage,
learning outcomes data and also questionnaire data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to
obtain a total score and an average score. Then, the second stage of data analysis uses inferential
statistics to get the correlation coefficient and the coefficient of termination between learning styles
and learning outcomes. All data analysis results are displayed in graphical form as shown in Figure 1
to Figure 5.
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Figure 1. The relationship between visuals and the realms of learning outcomes
Based on Figure 1, it can be understood that the visual learning model has the highest contri-
bution to the learning outcomes of the knowledge domain. After that, the attitude domain and the
lowest contribution is to the skills domain results. In other words, students who have a visual learn-
ing style have the highest score in the realm of knowledge or cognitive domain. This is because
students who have a visual learning style are easier to accept in concepts by using the five senses of
seeing or observing if the concept is displayed in the form of images or animations.
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who have an auditory learning style have the highest scores in the attitude or affective domain. This
is because students who have an auditory learning style are easier to accept concepts by using the
five senses of hearing if the concept is displayed in the form of a video or animation that makes a
sound. Based on the two pictures above or Figure 1 and Figure 2, it can be understood that students
who have a visual learning style have a higher contribution to learning outcomes in the realm of
knowledge compared to students who have an auditory learning style. The same applies to learning
outcomes in other domains.
Figure 3 shows that students who have the kinesthetic learning model have the highest
contribution to the learning outcomes of the skill domain, after that to the knowledge domain and
the lowest contribution to the attitude domain outcomes. In other words, students who have a
kinesthetic learning style have the highest grades in the skill domain. This is because students who
have a kinesthetic learning style are easier to accept concepts by using the five senses that are easily
moved like hands. In other words, students who have this type of learning style enjoy learning that
involves movement. Usually, students find it easier to learn something not just by reading a book,
but also by practicing it. Doing or touching the object being studied will provide its own experience
for the kinesthetic type. Based on the three images above or Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3, it can
be understood that students who have a visual learning style have a higher contribution to learning
outcomes in the realm of knowledge, auditorial learning styles in the realm of attitudes and
kinesthetic learning styles in the realm of skills.
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are influenced by teacher factors, reading books, learning environment, models used by teachers,
and others.
95 y = 0.5877x + 41.805
R² = 0.1289
90
85
Learning Outcomes
80
75
70
65
60
Learning Styles-vs-Learning Outcomes
55 Linear (Learning Styles-vs-Learning Outcomes)
50
50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80
Learning Styles
Figure 5. The relationship between Learning Styles and learning outcomes (means)
The information in Figure 6 illustrates the relationship between the types of learning styles and
the Bloom realm of student learning outcomes. The learning styles studied are visual, auditory, and
kinesthetic, while Bloom's realm of learning outcomes includes knowledge, skills and attitudes. Based
on the results of the data analysis shown in Figure 6, it can be concluded that the overall relationship
between learning styles and learning outcomes is in the medium and positive categories. The highest
correlation is visual learning style to the land of knowledge with a contribution of around 47.4%,
while the lowest correlation is auditory learning style to the realm of knowledge learning outcomes.
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Figure 6. Relationship between Learning Styles and learning outcomes based on TAM Model
Several previous research results also show the same results as this study, including moderate
learning styles that affect learning outcomes (Black & Kassaye, 2014) and learning styles that affect
student response abilities (Hsieh et al., 2011). It has a strong positive correlation with learning
outcomes (Ogundokun, 2011), can improve the ability to solve HOT questions (Nitriani et al., 2022),
and influence student achievement (Yilmaz-Soylu & Akkoyunlu, 2009). Besides using learning styles,
improving learning outcomes can also be done with several methods, media or other learning
models, including using problem-solving learning models (Alqurashi, 2019), interactive-invention
teaching strategies (Ukoh, 2022), and generative learning models with virtual lab. (Li et al., 2019), the
Inquiry learning method (Razali et al., 2020), the community science technology approach (Mulyanti
et al., 2021), including discovery learning-based SWS (Junina et al, 2020), ELSE-based STEM training
(Ulfa et al., 2021), virtual Lab-based SWS. PhET simulation (Halim et al., 2021), and the NHT model
(Rahayu & Cahyadi, 2019).
Conclusion
It turns out that the aspect of learning style that highly contributes to student learning
outcomes is in the realm of knowledge, namely the realm of attitudes with the lowest contribution in
the realm of skills. If we relate to the results obtained in Figure 1, it can be said that the students who
were respondents in this study were more dominant in the visual learning style compared to other
types of learning styles. In other words, these students prefer to learn by using the five senses of
seeing or observing. In addition, students with visual learning styles focus on sight. When learning
something new, it is usually necessary to see something visually to make it easier to understand.
Based on the results of the data analysis shown in Figure 6, describes that the relationship between
learning styles and learning outcomes is in the medium and positive categories.
Acknowledgment
We thank all those who have helped in carrying out the research and writing this article. Also
our colleagues in the physics education study program and the science education master's program
at Syiah Kuala University.
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