Identification of Student Learning Styles in Implementing Differentiation Learning in Thai Islamic Schools

Abstract

This study aims to determine students’ learning styles in differentiation learning. The learning styles in question are visual, auditory and kinesthetic. This type of research includes qualitative descriptive. The subjects in this study were 50 students of Eakkapapsasanawich Islamic School Thailand in two classes. This data was obtained through observation, interviews and questionnaires. The results showed that male students had a visual learning style of 48%, an auditory learning style of 25%, and a kinesthetic learning style of 27%. Female students had a visual learning style of 36%, an auditory learning style of 43% and a kinesthetic learning style of 21%. That showed that the learning styles of students in Thai Islamic Schools are very diverse. That is a challenge for teachers in applying differentiation learning.