What are The Suitable Instructional Strategy and Media for Student Learning Styles in Middle Schools?

TL;DR

This study identifies effective instructional strategies and media tailored to middle school students' learning styles, using surveys to match methods with student preferences for improved engagement.

Contribution

It introduces a tailored approach to selecting instructional strategies and media based on Felder-Silverman learning styles for middle school education.

Findings

Effective strategies include Q&A, presentations, games, lectures, problem-based learning, role playing, and discussions.

Suitable media encompass pictures, videos, simulations, online tools, and printed materials.

Matching strategies and media to learning styles enhances student engagement.

Abstract

This study aims to find out what instructional strategy and media more properly based on learning styles in middle schools. For this purpose, 307 students of 7th to 9th grade from three middle schools were the respondents. Index Learning Styles was used to know the student learning styles based on Felder-Silverman learning styles. The students were also asked with the questions to know what instructional strategy and media they like much. The results show instructional strategies that could be applicated in middle schools are; question and answer methods, student presentations, games and simulations, lectures, problem solving based learning, role playing, and panel discussions. Instructional media that could be applicated are; pictures, graphics, videos, simulations, online group learning, newspapers, chatting/messenger, powerpoint slides, computer animations, book/e-book, magazines, audio recorded, and email. This is than checked off with the combinations of student learning style to get the most suitable one.