AN ANALYSIS OF LOW ACHIEVER STUDENTSÂ’ LEARNING STYLE OF THE THIRD SEMESTER IN READING CLASS AT UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
| Main Author: | WAHYUNINGSIH, ANITA TRI |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2017
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.umm.ac.id/35702/1/jiptummpp-gdl-anitatriwa-48209-1-pendahul-n.pdf http://eprints.umm.ac.id/35702/2/jiptummpp-gdl-anitatriwa-48209-2-chapteri.pdf http://eprints.umm.ac.id/35702/3/jiptummpp-gdl-anitatriwa-48209-3-chapter-i.pdf http://eprints.umm.ac.id/35702/4/jiptummpp-gdl-anitatriwa-48209-4-chapter-i.pdf http://eprints.umm.ac.id/35702/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Learning style is an individual's way in obtaining information in learning. A lecturer is supposed to know some information related to students' learning styles particularly low achiever students so that they are able to attend the activities in the class and comprehend the given materials. This study focused on identifying the low achiever students' learning styles in Reading class at UMM, the problems in applying learning styles, and the solutions for solving the problems in applying learning styles. Descriptive qualitative research was employed in this study due to the fact that this study explored about low achiever students' learning styles, the problems they faced, and the the solutions for solving the problems. The respondents of this study were students categorized as low achiever. In addition, the criteria of low achiever students were based on their scores in Reading subject that was 54 and below. Grounded on the results and discussion of the study, it could be concluded that there were three kinds of learning styles applied by low achiever students in Reading class (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic). Besides, the problems faced by low achiever students in Reading class comprised: (1) the condition of the class was noisy; (2) the lecturer was too fast in explaining the material; (3) the learners felt bored for the same teaching activity; (4) the presentation activities did not run well. Furthermore, the solutions utilized by the low achiever students were: (1) the students prepared the material; (2) the students preferred to discuss in a group; (3) the students preferred to search the material from the internet; (4) the students preferred to learn by using physical activities.