Relationship Between Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Among Bachelor Of Technology And Education In Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

• Main Authors: Tee , Tze Kiong, Widad Othman, Yee , Mei Heong
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
• Online Access: http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/549/1/Relationship_learning_styles.pdf; http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/549/
• Institution: Open University Malaysia

Learning styles and multiple intelligences play an important role in higher education learning. They represent different individual preferences and strengths in learning and can be a stimulus for developing new ways of learning. This research is focused on the relationship between learning styles and multiple intelligences among the second year Bachelor of Technology and Education STP (A/E/J) direct intake students in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The whole population of 97 students were selected as sample. The Kolb Learning Styles Model (1976) and Gardner Multiple Intelligences Theory (1983) were used in this research. This is a quantitative approach research. Data were collected using questionnaire that were translated from Kolb Learning Styles Inventory and Gardner Multiple Intelligences Inventory. The gathered data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPPS) software and presented as frequencies, percentages, correlation and diagram. The results showed that majority of the students tend to possess Diverger learning styles with emphasis on Intrapersonal Intelligence for the excellent level and Verbal-Linguistic for the low level. The Chi Square test for the .1 level of significance indicates that a significant correlation exist between Kolb learning style with Musical Intelligence. (Authors' abstract)