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Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language

Most of the teachers pay less focus on students’ learning styles due to their obligation to finish the syllabus within the specified duration, which often resulted in the mismatched of teaching process and learning outcomes. This study aims to identify the different learning styles across gender in...

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Main Authors: Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy, Baidin, Batik, Daing Melebek, Abdul Rashid, Yong, Chyn Chye
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34362/1/Learning%20Style%20among%20Native%20Iban%20Students%20Based%20on%20Their%20Gender%20in.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.343622015-12-10T08:25:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34362/ Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy Baidin, Batik Daing Melebek, Abdul Rashid Yong, Chyn Chye Most of the teachers pay less focus on students’ learning styles due to their obligation to finish the syllabus within the specified duration, which often resulted in the mismatched of teaching process and learning outcomes. This study aims to identify the different learning styles across gender in acquiring Malay language as a second language among native Iban students in Sarawak. 170 students were chosen from five high schools in Betong region (Sarawak) for analysis, based on the Dunn and Dunn Learning Model (1992). A combination of questionnaire survey and interviews helps to concrete our findings. Results reveal similarities in learning styles across gender in terms of emotional stimulation, psychological, environmental, and physiological factors but differences in sociological stimulation. On the whole, students have deep intrinsic motivation, low desire but positive sense of responsibility, and find it easier to learn Malay language via bonded learning structure compared to liberal ones. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34362/1/Learning%20Style%20among%20Native%20Iban%20Students%20Based%20on%20Their%20Gender%20in.pdf Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy and Baidin, Batik and Daing Melebek, Abdul Rashid and Yong, Chyn Chye (2014) Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language. Asian Social Science, 10 (11). pp. 194-200. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/37500 10.5539/ass.v10n11p194
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description Most of the teachers pay less focus on students’ learning styles due to their obligation to finish the syllabus within the specified duration, which often resulted in the mismatched of teaching process and learning outcomes. This study aims to identify the different learning styles across gender in acquiring Malay language as a second language among native Iban students in Sarawak. 170 students were chosen from five high schools in Betong region (Sarawak) for analysis, based on the Dunn and Dunn Learning Model (1992). A combination of questionnaire survey and interviews helps to concrete our findings. Results reveal similarities in learning styles across gender in terms of emotional stimulation, psychological, environmental, and physiological factors but differences in sociological stimulation. On the whole, students have deep intrinsic motivation, low desire but positive sense of responsibility, and find it easier to learn Malay language via bonded learning structure compared to liberal ones.
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author Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy
Baidin, Batik
Daing Melebek, Abdul Rashid
Yong, Chyn Chye
spellingShingle Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy
Baidin, Batik
Daing Melebek, Abdul Rashid
Yong, Chyn Chye
Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language
author_facet Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy
Baidin, Batik
Daing Melebek, Abdul Rashid
Yong, Chyn Chye
author_sort Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy
title Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language
title_short Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language
title_full Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language
title_fullStr Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language
title_full_unstemmed Learning style among native Iban students based on their gender in acquiring Malay as a second language
title_sort learning style among native iban students based on their gender in acquiring malay as a second language
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34362/1/Learning%20Style%20among%20Native%20Iban%20Students%20Based%20on%20Their%20Gender%20in.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34362/
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/37500
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