Preference for learning styles among UPSI students during learning Titas Course

Abstract

Learning styles are unconscious, stable characteristics that influence how learners perceive and respond to their learning environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the learning styles of UPSI students while studying Titas and to examine the differences in learning styles between male and female students. The participants in this study were 311 students randomly selected from 513 students. Honey and Mumford's (1986) learning styles questionnaires were given to each student after obtaining informed consent. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics, such as frequencies and means, were used to explain the learning style scores and gender of the respondents. An independent T-test was used to compare the differences between genders. The result shows that theoretical style (mean = 3.83) was rated the highest by the students. This was followed by the pragmatic style (mean=3.81) and the reflective style (mean=3.79). Students rated the activist style as moderate (mean=3.46). The independent T-test showed that there was no significant difference between genders.