PERCEPTUAL LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITAS RIAU

Abstract

Abstract: The method each student chooses to pay attention to, receive, and
retain new information is known as learning style. The student's learning style is one of
the aspects that will influence the student's performance in learning activities. The
purpose of this study is to ascertain the learning style preferences of English
Department students at Universitas Riau. The participants in this study were forty
English Study Program four-semester students. The research data was collected using
Reid's (1987) Perceptual Learning Style Preferences (PLSP). Descriptive statistics were
used to analyze the quantitative data, which was collected using Perceptual Learning
Style Preferences Questionnaire (PLSPQ). The results showed that the four- semester
English Study Program students of FKIP Universitas Riau had a variety of learning
styles, with visual, auditory and individual learning style being the preferred followed
with tactile, kinesthetic and group learning style being the least preferred.
Key Words: Learning Style, Perceptual Learning Style Preferences, English Students.