Study on Students Learning Style According to Gender Factor

Abstract

This study analyzed the gender comparison on the factors affecting students’ learning style. The data were collected with using past study regarding this topic. Students adopt multiple learning style in internalizing information. The paper concludes investigations of the different aspects of the theory of students learning styles connected with the gender factor, male and female. There are a number of definitions of learning styles, the theoretical study of gender differences in different aspects of the learning process and its connection with the learning styles of students. Learning style indicate learning behavior of students and help teacher by putting students with different learning styles in the same classroom or environment, although we may be providing them with the same opportunity, we are not actually facilitating their individual learning equally effectively. As conclusion, most students are able to learn effectively as long as the lecture provides a blend of visual, auditory reading or writing, and kinesthetic activities (VARK System). Gender is indeed significantly related to learning style preference particularly in a relation to the sensory learning style. However, some students prefer one of the aspect only but also have students strongly struggle to use more than one aspect of learning styles.

Keywords: learning style, study of gender, gender comparison.