Students’ Learning Styles And Motivation In English Language Achievement Of SABK Schools In Penang
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Date
2018-01
Authors
Ismail, Asmaliza
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the learning styles and motivation of SABK (Sekolah
Agama Bantuan Kerajaan) religious school learners in the achievement of the English
language. A quantitative approach was used to investigate the types of learning styles
and motivation and this statistical data was further supported with qualitatively semistructured
interviews. The quantitative phase of the study collected data from 94
learners using Likert type scales using The Perceptual Style Learning Preference
Questionnaire (PLSPQ) and motivation questionnaires. The other phase was the
interview for the triangulation of the data gathered from the questionnaires. The
respondents were the learners of SABK school students from the district of Seberang
Perai Tengah. Descriptive analysis showed that SABK school learners had a variety of
learning styles. The major and minor learning styles were identified amongst these
learners and the indicator for major and minor learning styles followed the total score
for learning styles by Reid (1995). SABK religious school learners had high level of
instrumental and integrative motivation using the interpretation of the levels of
motivation by Khan, Sani and Shaikh-Abdullah (2016). There was no significant
correlation between integrative motivation and achievement in English and there was
no significant correlation between instrumental motivation and achievement in
English. They were moderate and weak in their achievement in English. The
suggestions from this study were the learners should be given ample time to learn
English as their foundation in the language was poor.
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Learning styles and motivation of religious school , in the achievement of the English language