The influence of learning styles on students’ mathematical critical thinking skills in solving trigonometric problems

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of student learning styles on the ability to think critically mathematically in solving trigonometric problems. The target population for this ex post facto study is 27 students of class X MIPA at MAN 1 Sumedang school. The results showed that there was no influence of learning styles on students' mathematical critical thinking abilities.in this study. There is no difference in the ability to think critically mathematically between students who have a visual learning style with auditory, visual with kinesthetic, and auditory with kinesthetic. This finding has implications for teachers. Teachers need to focus attentively on strategies that target students with visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. By gaining a better understanding of student learning style groups, it is possible that strategies, methods, approaches, and teaching techniques that can be used to assist in the development of mathematical critical thinking skills and other important abilities can be identified and improved.