Philippine E-Journals

Pupils Learning Styles: Basis For An Enhanced Teachers’ Differentiated Instructional Plan In English

Anally A. Villanca

 

Abstract:

The study determined the Grade 1 to Grade 6 pupils’ learning style and the teachers’ differentiated instruction in English provided in the classroom. This was conducted in Sankanan Elementary School, Manolo Fortch 1, Division of Bukidnon during the school year 2015-2016. Two sets of questionnaire-checklist namely: Assessing your Own Learning Style by Cohen, Oxford, and Chi and the Differentiated Instruction Checklist by Tomlinson were utilized to gather the data. The statements in the learning style were translated in the pupils’ mother tongue for easy understanding. A total of 239 participants consisting of 11 teachers from Grade 1 to Grade 6, and 228 pupils from Grade 1 to Grade 6 were included in the study. Mean and percentage were used to analyze the data. Findings of the study revealed that Grade 1 to Grade 6 pupils often preferred Visual Learning Style, Auditory learning style and Kinesthetic learning style. Teachers often provided differentiated instructions through the learning environment, process, content and product in their day-to-day activities with the pupils during classroom instructions. Findings also revealed that there is a significant deference between the pupils’ learning style and the differentiated instructions provided by teachers. As a result, a differentiated instructional plan is proposed and designed to help teachers enhance their learning activities vis-à-vis the learning style of pupils in their class.