Wanichanan Sawetsunthornpan. Learning styles in English classrooms : predominant preferences of genders. Master's Degree(Teaching English as a Global Language). Burapha University. Library. : Burapha University, 2017.
Learning styles in English classrooms : predominant preferences of genders
Abstract:
Learning styles are important for learners in English classrooms.
The purpose of this research was to identify the predominant learning style
preferences of English language learners studying at a Catholic school in Grade Six
and to compare the learning style preferences of English language learners by gender.
The research questions of this study particularly address the learning styles in terms of
the sensory modalities model of Dunn (VAK; Visual (V), Auditory (A), Kinesthetic
(K)). This study used a survey approach to collect the quantitative data. The
population of this study was 432 learners in Grade Six at a Catholic school in
Sriracha, Chonburi Province, Thailand. The participants of this study were chosen by
using a purposeful sampling technique. The study found that the participants in this
study preferred the auditory learning style the most, followed by the visual learning
style, and the least preferred was the kinesthetic learning style. There were significant
differences across all learning styles of English language learners between male and
female learners.