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presentations. And last, if they are include kinesthetic learning style, the writer uses field trips, trial and error, doing things practically physical activity, examples,
laboratories and collecting of samples in teaching methods. The writer also designed the various of the teaching methods based on eight
teaching methods by Larsen-Freeman 2000 that applied as suited from the result of the student’s learning style.
3.2 The source of data
There are two kinds of source of data, primary source of data and secondary source of data to support of this thesis. The primary source of data are collected from
the sample is the writer’s private course, Haddist Cherya, a junior high school
student who studies at Private Junior High School Al- Musabbihin live at Tasbih Residential block YY no. 56 Setiabudi that the writer classified the student into one
of four types in learning style based on VARK questionnaire. The secondary source of data is found from various sources like books, e-
books and internet which have relation to the problem in this thesis. The writer are also marked and rewrote some opinions, statements and theories from some experts
related in language learning, language teaching, psychology education and testing and learning outcomes.
3.3 Techniques of Collecting Data
Collecting data is the process of gathering and measuring information on the variables of interest in an established systematic fashion that enables to answer the
research questions statement, hypotheses and evaluation outcomes. There are the techniques of collecting data such as :
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1. Questionnaire
The questionnaire that the writer used is from Fleming’s web www.vark-
learn.com , the VARK questionnaire Version 7.8.
It consists of the student’s learning style. It aims to know what methods should be used by the writer during
teaching-learning process. The data are totally 16 questions which can choose more than 1 answer in 1 que
stion depends on the student’s perception if the student think both of the answers represent what on the student’s mind is if they were in that
condition or position.
2. Tests
The tests are formed in written multiple choice and verbal-spoken orally. Tests are the measurement in teaching method that used and related to learning
outcomes. The tests related to the English materials that the writer has taught. The writer used pre test and post test to know there are enhancement as the student’s
learning outcomes.
3. Scores
Scores is a summary of the evidence contained in an examinee’s responses to the items of a test that are related to the constructs being measured. In this thesis, the
writer determined the student’s learning style based on the VARK questionnaire scoring chart and also gave the scores related pre test and post test to know there are
enhancement in student’s learning outcomes.
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Question a category b category c category d category
1. K
A R
V 2.
V A
R K
3. K
V R
A 4.
K A
V R
5. A
V K
R 6.
K R
V A
7. K
A V
R 8.
R K
A V
9. R
A K
V 10.
K V
R A
11. V
R A
K 12.
A R
V K
13. K
A R
V 14.
K R
A V
15. K
A R
V 16.
V A
R K
The VARK Questionnaire Scoring Chart Source :
http:vark-learn.com
The student must answer 16 questions which can choose more than 1 answer in 1 question. VARK questionnaire has a certain pattern in formed answering
questions like the tables above. The criteria of student’s learning style have been determined in the tables. The students must circle as suited their answer. If the
students choose to answer a then circle the column a category appropriates with
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the number of question. And also if the students choose to answer b, c or d, the students must circle the column a category appropriates with the number of question.
The students can circle more than one if a single answer does not match in student’s perception and ignore the question that does not comply with student’s answers but
the total of blank answers must at least just two questions because more than that will make the results become ambiguous. Then, the writer counted the number of
each of the VARK letters that the student has circled to get the preference of student’s VARK learning style category.
The writ er also gave the scores in pre test and post test to know the student’s
learning outcomes scores. The writer gave 40 questions in pre test and post test with almost the same patterns of questions. The scores that the writer used are :
Interval Letter
Predicate 81
– 100 A
Excellent 61
– 80 B
Good 41
– 60 C
Average 21
– 40 D
Below average 20
E Poor
The criteria of the scores Source : Arikunto dan Cepi 2014 : 35
3.4 Techniques of Analyzing Data
