Visual learner solving business survey
Abstract : This study focuses on investigation of learning style preferences of business students who enrolled in two different set of course modules; descriptive and mathematical. This study is crosssectional research depends on primary data gathered from a business student who studies in a state university in Saudi Arabia. The purposive sampling methods used to select the sample and VAK modality questionnaire was used to collect data. The Cronbach’s alpha for three styles; visual learner, auditory learner, kinesthetic learners was respectively 0.83, 0.80, and 0.77. Percentages were calculated to determine students’ desirable learning style, and chi-square test and independent sample t-test were conducted to discover the difference between learning style of descriptive courses and mathematical courses. It has revealed that both groups of students prefer multimodal more than unimodal. The highest unimodal preference was the visual style for both groups of students. Independent sample t-test results showed that there was no difference between the two groups of students.
? Visual learning is the ability to structure, organize and give meaning to visible items.
? Visual learning is a teaching and learning style in which ideas, concepts, data and other information are associated with images and techniques.
? Visual aids are important because showing visuals focuses attention on meaning and helps to make the language in the class more real and alive; having something to look at keeps the learner’s attention, and makes the class more interesting.
? These mnemonic techniques and the processes involved in visual learning are particularly relevant here because they draw on the learners’ long-term visual memory and thus sustain knowledge.
? The final learning style is psychological. This element explains how students act when they have learning problems.
? Some of them looking at bigger picture while other prefer to concern individual dimensions of the problem.
? There were ten modalities explained each learning style such as preferred learning style; spelling; reading; handwriting; memory; imagery; distractability; problem-solving; response to periods of inactivity; and response to new situations.
? It was collected from one university as well as only from business major students.
? Therefore, the study will need further analyses to test the impact on academic achievement.
• The purpose of the model was to determine preferable learning styles, which are commonly used by learners.
• The purpose of this study to compare business students’ desirable learning style based on the descriptive and mathematical courses.
• The statistical analysis and the results of every question to the learners are presented through individual tables and for the purpose of the diagrammatical representation a few questions are clubbed wherever it is necessary and represented through charts.
• The survey questions for students contained topics concerning their exposure to environment and visual and audiovisual tools.
? Many research studies have revealed that learner’s learning styles can enhance their performance, motivation, and efficiency.
? However, academic performance of the students might depend on their desirable learning style.
? It has identified that Business students in the Saudi university show different academic performance based on their courses they enrolled.
? These research findings, mixed learning style is much better for students to improve their academic performance.
? One of the limitations of this study was the data was limited to two different type of course modules only. It was not analyzed effect of learning style on their academic performance.
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