Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng

This paper gives a brief over view of UiTM Penang diploma students preferences of learning styles specifically among those who are undertaking the English language courses. The five types of learning styles - auditory, visual, tactile. group, and individual are examined with the particular objectiv...

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Main Authors: Cheang, Eng Kwong, Mah, Boon Yih, Ch'ng, Pei Eng
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Language:English
Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2010
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13080/
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description This paper gives a brief over view of UiTM Penang diploma students preferences of learning styles specifically among those who are undertaking the English language courses. The five types of learning styles - auditory, visual, tactile. group, and individual are examined with the particular objectives of whether gender andthe types of programs taken affect the learning styles of the students. The study also emphasize on the students' results of SPM and UiTM English courses ': whether or not their preferences were affected by their learning styles. Thus, the Chi-square test and reliability test were used to measure the significance and the consistent reliability. The findings Shows that auditory, tactile, and group learning styles were predominantly popular among the students of different gender; programs of study and those who had obtained different grades of their SPM and UiTM examination results. The writers hope that the findings of this study may provide new directions in the teaching of English courses in UiTM.
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spelling uitm-130802016-06-30T00:43:09Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13080/ Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng smrj Cheang, Eng Kwong Mah, Boon Yih Ch'ng, Pei Eng Teaching aids and devices Educational psychology Pulau Pinang This paper gives a brief over view of UiTM Penang diploma students preferences of learning styles specifically among those who are undertaking the English language courses. The five types of learning styles - auditory, visual, tactile. group, and individual are examined with the particular objectives of whether gender andthe types of programs taken affect the learning styles of the students. The study also emphasize on the students' results of SPM and UiTM English courses ': whether or not their preferences were affected by their learning styles. Thus, the Chi-square test and reliability test were used to measure the significance and the consistent reliability. The findings Shows that auditory, tactile, and group learning styles were predominantly popular among the students of different gender; programs of study and those who had obtained different grades of their SPM and UiTM examination results. The writers hope that the findings of this study may provide new directions in the teaching of English courses in UiTM. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13080/1/AJ_CHEANG%20ENG%20KWONG%20SMRJ%2010%201.pdf Cheang, Eng Kwong and Mah, Boon Yih and Ch'ng, Pei Eng (2010) Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng. (2010) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29.html>, 7 (1). pp. 55-66. ISSN 1675-7017 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Teaching aids and devices
Educational psychology
Pulau Pinang
Cheang, Eng Kwong
Mah, Boon Yih
Ch'ng, Pei Eng
Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng
title Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng
title_full Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng
title_fullStr Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng
title_full_unstemmed Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng
title_short Preference of learning style among the Diploma students of UiTM Penang : an overview / Cheang Eng Kwong, Mah Boon Yih and Ch'ng Pei Eng
title_sort preference of learning style among the diploma students of uitm penang : an overview / cheang eng kwong, mah boon yih and ch'ng pei eng
topic Teaching aids and devices
Educational psychology
Pulau Pinang
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13080/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13080/