AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING STYLES IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT THE SECOND GRADE OF MTSN PARAK LAWAS PADANG

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research was to describe students’ learning styles in learning English at the second grade of MTsN Parak Lawas Padang.The design of this research was descriptive. The subject of this research was the second grade students of MTsN Parak Lawas Padang 2015/2016. The total number of the population was 209 students. They were divided into five classes; class 8.1 (41 students), class 8.2 (41 students), class 8.3 (43 students), class 8.4 (42 students) and class 8.5 (42 students). The writer used cluster random sampling technique to choose the sample, and class 8.1 had been chosen to be the sample of this research. The instrument used to get the data was questionnaire. The reliability of questionnaire was 0.81. It means the instrument was reliable.Based on the result of the data analysis, it was found that 6 students (14.63%) had high level to use the learning style in learning English. They are cognitive, sensory and personality learning style. It means that most students always or often use three kinds of learning style. There were 33 students (80.49%) had middle level. It means that the students sometimes use three kinds of learning style. There were 2 students (4.88%) had low level. It means that the students rarely and never use three kinds of learning style.The finding of this research leads the researcher to conclude that students sometimes use learning style in learning English. Based on the conclusion, it is suggested to the teacher to motivate students to use learning style; cognitive learning style, sensory learning style and personality learning style in high level to improve their learning achievement.

Key words: students’ learning style, learning English.