Kajian Kes Penggunaan Gaya Pembelajaran Pelajar Pusat Pendidikan Islam Andalus, Singapura

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the correlation between students’ learning style and motivation in Andalus Islamic Education Centre, Singapore. This quantitative study employed questionnaire survey as an instrument with four choices Likert Scale. By using purposive sampling technique, the survey was distributed to 108 respondents which comprised of 60 male and 48 female Secondary 3 students. The data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially by using SPSS software version 19.0. Descriptive statistics used in the study involved percentage, mean and standard deviation. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient for the instrument is 0.83. The result showed that the level of students’ kinesthetic learning style is moderate with the mean score of 2.82, the level of auditory learning style is moderate with the mean score of 2.77, the level of visual learning style is moderate with the mean score of 2.66, the level of intrinsic motivation is moderate with the mean score of 2.79 and the level of extrinsic motivation is also moderate with the mean score of 2.66. Finally, findings from the correlation test indicated that there is a strong and significant correlation between students’ learning style and motivation, which is (r=0.540, strong) at significant level of α = 0.01.