AN OVERVIEW OF LEARNING STYLES IN DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING

Abstract

This research was motivated by the different learning styles of students at school. The purpose of this study was to determine the mapping of learning styles in differentiated learning Phase D of SMP Negeri 16 Padang. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 16 Padang with the type of research which is qualitative research. The research instrument used in this research is a questionnaire. The sampling technique used is total sampling technique so that all the population becomes the research sample. Based on the results of the study, there are three learning styles in students of SMP Negeri 16 Padang. The learning styles are visual, auditorial, and kinesthetic learning styles.  The dominant visual learning style is found in class VII.2 with a percentage of 43%. The dominant auditorial learning style is found in class VII.6 with a percentage of 46%. The dominant kinesthetic learning style is found in class VII.1 with a percentage of 59%. From these results it is known that there are three learning styles in each class, however, there is one learning style that dominates in each class. Based on the results of the learning style mapping above, it can be seen that the learning styles of students in each class are different so that differentiated learning can be realized by paying attention to the learning needs of students in each class.