Application for determining the modality preference of student learning

Abstract

Learning modality is the sensory sensitivity of the individual when receiving, storing, and conveying information. Each individual has a personal character and varied sex that influences the type of learning modality. Learning modality consists of four types of visual, auditorial, read-write and kinesthetic (VARK). To measure students' learning modalities preference was used VARK Questionnaire 7.1 which contained 16 standard questions through paper media. Paper media is less efficient and effective both in the dissemination and analysis of questionnaires results based on study program and sex, because it made the application of determinants of student-based learning modalities modality using Research and Development (R&D) method with PHP programming language and MySQL database, this application features a percentage analysis of students' learning modalities preference based on study program and sex. This application aims to facilitate the students to know the analysis of modal preference results in accordance with the rules of the limit of the difference of points specified and can display the percentage of overall learning modalities based on sex in accordance with the study program. Based on the results of application acceptance test by students of Faculty of Communication and Informatics Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta known as many as 87% of respondents agreed that the application determinants of learning modalities preference can present information and determine the preferences of learning modalities, easy to use and looks interesting.