ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LEARNING STYLES BASED ON GENDER USED BY THE STUDENTS OF STKIP MUHAMMADIYAH MANOKWARI

Abstract

Every student has a unique learning style in absorbing and understanding information. The effectiveness of the learning process depends on the lecturer who acts as a facilitator who interacts directly with students.  Lecturers must create a conducive environment and provide equal learning opportunities to all students. Despite being in the same class, not all students can receive learning materials in the same way. However, it is important to recognize that each student has diverse learning needs and preferences. This research was conducted to find out: (1) whether male and female students have different learning style preferences in learning English, and (2) Which learning style preference is most preferred by male and female students. The research method used is qualitative. The theory used is vark learning style by Neil Fleming. The subjects are English students from semester 2 to semester 6, with the number of male students 8 people and female students 14 people. The data analysis is with qualitative descriptive techniques. The results showed that there were differences in English learning styles between male and female students. Male students have the most preferred learning style preference which is visual and kinesthetic, but there is also someone who has a combination of auditorial and reading/writing learning styles. While female students have the most preferred learning style preference which is reading/writing and kinesthetic, but there are also two people who have a combination of auditorial, reading/writing and kinesthetic. Lecturers need to apply diverse learning approaches to accommodate the learning needs of male and female students, through a combination of learning styles that suit their preferences, by integrating methods that involve Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic aspects.