Learning Styles Preferences of Chemistry Students of the Institute of Business, Accountancy and Entrepreneurship in Kalinga -Apayao State College

Imelda C. Agbisit

Vol-4,Issue-4,July - August 2019

Author: Imelda C. Agbisit

Keywords: Learning Styles, Entrepreneurship, Chemistry activities.

Abstract: This study was conducted at the Institute of Business, Accountancy and Entrepreneurship of Kalinga-Apayao State College, Dagupan Campus The respondents of the study are sixty one (61) students who are enrollees of Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship for the first semester of the school year 2015-2016. The researcher made use of a descriptive survey using Learning Styles questionnaire to identify the Learning Styles preferences of the respondents...The study found out that the Learning Style preferences of the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship who are taking Chemistry prefer Visual Learning Style as revealed with a total average weighted mean of 2.57 which means “ often” followed by Auditory and tactile with a total average weighted mean of 2.44 and 2.06 respectively which means “sometimes”. It was also found out that the Learning style preferences of students is individual learning as revealed with a total weighted mean of 2.52 which means “often” to encourage student to be dependent in doing work and group learning is 2.34 which means “sometimes” which make other students dependent to their classmates. The teacher in Chemistry should take note of the different activities in teaching Chemistry to increase the interest of the students to strive more in their studies, prepare instructional materials and introduce Chemistry activities for individual to avail and keep a record of their observations on the learning style preferences of the students to serve guide in the choice of strategies of teaching and in preparation of learning activities.

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.441