Philippine E-Journals

Students’ Learning Styles And Preferred Teaching Styles Of College Freshmen

Joann May T. Lumanog

 

Abstract:

This study was conducted to determine students’ learning styles and preferred effectve teaching styles of Bukidnon State University – Gingoog External Studies Center taking Bachelor of Elementary Educaton Major in General Curriculum for the second semester of school year 2015-2016. Specifcally, the fndings served as a basis in developing a compendium of learning activities. Data were gathered through the survey among the forty-three regular first year college students. The research design was descriptive in nature using quantitative Survey Questionnaires type where the students would provide the data inquired by the researcher. In addition, the study utilized the survey questionnaires formulated by Neil Fleming (2005) and Anthony Grasha (1996). Evidently, the findings indicate that there are forty-four percent (44%) and twenty-eight percent (28%) who are visual and auditory learners who prefer the facilitator teaching style. Meanwhile, the mean scores of the respondents indicate that they moderately agree with all the teaching styles. This reveals that there are many students who perceived that effective teaching should be student-centered. Therefore, the teaching style of the instructor should match with the student’s learning style. Their learning styles should be a guide for diversified teaching methods catering to the needs of the students. Moreover, further studies should be conducted among the colleges and state universities to develop a diversified learning compendium addressing the needs of the students.