The Effects of Visual and Auditory Learning Styles on Students’ Learning Outcomes in Historical Social Studies

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of visual and auditory learning styles on students’ learning outcomes in historical social studies. The samples were the students of classes VII-2 and VII-3 respectively in MTs. Negeri Binanga. The data collection technique was the learning outcome tests. The instrument for collecting data on students’ learning outcomes was in the form of 30 multiple choice tests, and the learning styles consisted of 30 statements. The data analysis technique applied a Two-Way ANOVA with 2 x 2 factorial. The results showed that the students’ visual and auditory learning styles had the significant effects on students’ learning outcomes, where the groups of students who performed a visual learning style (=75.93) was significantly higher than those who performed an auditory learning style (= 52.90) on students’ learning outcomes in historical social studies. Keywords: Auditory, Visual, Learning Styles, Learning Outcomes