ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING STYLE AND THEIR LISTENING ABILITY

Abstract

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meneliti tipe gaya belajar yang dimiliki siswa dan meneliti hasil nilai mendengarkan siswa berdasarkan gaya belajar. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa SMA kelas XI IPA 1 yang terdiri dari 32 siswa. Desain penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif. Dalam pengumpulan data, peneliti menggunakan kuesioner, dokumen, dan tes mendengarkan. Data dianalisis dengan membandingkan hasil rata-rata dengan presentase. Berdasarkan hasil kuesioner dan dokumen, ditemukan tiga gaya belajar siswa: 37,5% visual, 40,62% auditori, dan 21,87% kinestetik. Auditori adalah gaya belajar yang paling dominan. Hasil tes mendengarkan dari siswa visual adalah 57,01, auditori 79,14, dan kinestetik 56,11. Kesimpulannya, siswa auditori memperoleh nilai tertinggi pada tes mendengarkan. Diharapkan guru mempunyai prioritas dalam menyampaikan pelajaran berdasarkan gaya belajar siswa secara efektif.

The purposes of this research are to find out the types of learning style students have and to find out the students’ means score of listening and their learning style. The sample of the research is the students of SMA class XI IPA 1 consisting of 32 students. The design is in form of descriptive quantitative research. In collecting the data, the researcher used questionnaire, document and listening test. In this research, the data are analyzed by comparing the mean score in test manually by percentage. Based on the result of questionnaire and document, the students had three types of learning style: they are 37.5% of visual, 40.62% of auditory, and 21.87% of kinesthetic, in which auditory is the most dominant. As the result of listening test, the mean score of visual is 57.01, auditory is 79.14, and kinesthetic is 56.11. It showed that auditory students obtain the highest score in listening.  It is hoped that the teacher has the priority in delivering the lesson according to the students’ learning style effectively.

Keywords: auditory, kinesthetic, learning style, listening, visual