Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students

The aim of this paper is to investigate the preferred learning styles of 179 Yemeni students studying science at the Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen in response to a need for improving the learning of science among Yemeni students. A learning style refers to the ways of learning that...

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Main Authors:	Angela Abu-Asba, Hazita Azman, Rosniah Mustaffa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4932/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4932/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4932/1/pp%2520571_591.pdf

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spelling	ukm-49322016-12-14T06:37:20Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4932/ Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students Angela Abu-Asba, Hazita Azman, Rosniah Mustaffa, The aim of this paper is to investigate the preferred learning styles of 179 Yemeni students studying science at the Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen in response to a need for improving the learning of science among Yemeni students. A learning style refers to the ways of learning that include how learners perceive, interact with and respond to the learning environment. This paper applies Reid’s (1995) taxonomy of six learning style preferences: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, group, and individual styles to classify the styles of the students in this study. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, observation checklists, and field notes. The questionnaire data was coded and analyzed using the SPSS program while the interview data was transcribed, organized, coded, categorized, and analyzed. The findings show that the tactile and kinesthetic styles were the most prevalent styles among the students, followed by the auditory style. This has pedagogical implications for the teaching of science in Yemen. Penerbit UKM 2012-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4932/1/pp%2520571_591.pdf Angela Abu-Asba, and Hazita Azman, and Rosniah Mustaffa, (2012) Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students. GEMA: Online Journal of Language Studies, 12 (2 (spe). pp. 571-591. ISSN 1675-8021 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~ppbl/Gema/gemahome.html
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description	The aim of this paper is to investigate the preferred learning styles of 179 Yemeni students studying science at the Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen in response to a need for improving the learning of science among Yemeni students. A learning style refers to the ways of learning that include how learners perceive, interact with and respond to the learning environment. This paper applies Reid’s (1995) taxonomy of six learning style preferences: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, group, and individual styles to classify the styles of the students in this study. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, observation checklists, and field notes. The questionnaire data was coded and analyzed using the SPSS program while the interview data was transcribed, organized, coded, categorized, and analyzed. The findings show that the tactile and kinesthetic styles were the most prevalent styles among the students, followed by the auditory style. This has pedagogical implications for the teaching of science in Yemen.
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title	Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students
title_short	Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students
title_full	Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students
title_fullStr	Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students
title_full_unstemmed	Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students
title_sort	learning styles of yemeni undergraduate science students
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publishDate	2012
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Learning styles of Yemeni undergraduate science students

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