Data Interpretation or Discussion
read.
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She noted that accommodating learning styles is an important consideration in providing equal opportunities for the success of all students. Further, Shaver
revealed based on his research that there is significant correlation between learning styles and reading achievement.
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Then, Tanta also in line with both of experts, her research reveals that learning styles has positive correlation with
students’ achievement.
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Therefore, learning styles was considered as a significant factor affected reading comprehension score dominantly.
In addition, according to Judy William, he said that the relationship between learning styles and reading comprehension was exists. This research discussed
about for kinds of learning styles, Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic and Tactile He collected the data by Kaleidoscope profile and the Scholastic Reading Inventory
SRI and analyzed the data by using Chi Square, ANOVA and Post Hoc Test. His dissertation result reveals that there is significant different among seventh grade
from two suburban Junior High School st udents’ comprehension score and
learning styles. Hence, learning style includes as a factor affected reading comprehension.
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In contrast, the data result or finding of this study reveals differently with the theories from some experts above, the result reported that there is insignificant
difference among students’ reading comprehension score based on learning styles;
visual auditory and kinesthetic. It means that a contradiction occurred among the elaborated theories. The reading comprehension score is not affected dominantly
by the learning styles.
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Schuman, in Ibrahim Abdu Saadi, An Examination of the Learning styles of Saudi Preparatory School Students who are High or Low in Reading Achievement, Thesis of Victoria
University, 2012, p. 4, published.
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Shaver, in Ibrahim Abdu Saadi, An Examination of the Learning styles of Saudi Preparatory School Students who are High or Low in Reading Achievement, Thesis of Victoria
University, 2012, p. 2, pubished.
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Tanta, The Im pact of Learning Style towards Students’ Study Achievement on the
Subject of General Biology, of Biology Education Program, Cenderawasih University. Kreatif Jurnal Kependidikan Dasar, vol. 1 no. 1, 2010, p. 20.
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Judy Williams, Reading Comprehension, Learning Style and Seventh Grade Students, Dissertation of Liberty University, 2010, p. 102, published.
Moreover, the insignificant difference students’ reading comprehension score based on learning styles; visual auditory and kinesthetic of the study is confirmed
by Santy Widya Pratiwi, Zainal Arifin and Dewi Novita research, their research is correlational study and the result reported that there is no significant correlation
between learning styles and reading comprehension. They emphasized that the lecturer have to explain the materials by using visual teaching media. It is a good
way in order to create an optimal learning environment in the classroom. It is suggested to the lecturer to encourage the students to read the books as frequently
as possible, so that their reading skill will be enhanced from time to time, besides, knowledge of what they have read will also be acquired.
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Further, Similar with Santy Widya Pratiwi, Zainal Arifin and Dewi Novita research
,
Mahiroglu Bayir as cited on Ergin Erginer research, their research findings have also showed
that students’ learning styles did not influence their achievements, including on reading comprehension skill achievement.
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It is assumed that there is another possibility factor which dominated or affected reading comprehension. Different intelligence or cognitive competence is
another possibility factor which affected learning styles. According to Marie Carbo, she stated that “The slow-learning or dull-normal person cannot be
expected to show the same reactions nor gain the same appreciation as the bright person when they read together for pleasure or gain information”.
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Therefore, the intelligence or cognitive competence of each person can be assumed as the
possibility factor that affects his or her reading comprehension. In line with Marie Carbo, John DeBoer stated that possibility factor which
affecting reading comprehension is limited intelligence. He argued that there is a
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Zainal Abidin Naning and Rita Hayati, The Correlation between Learning Style and Listening Achievement of English Education Study Program Students of Sriwijaya University,
Jurnal Holistics, 2011, pp. 1-10.
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Mahiroglu Bayir in Ergin Erginer
,
A study of the Correlation between Primary School Students’ Reading Comprehension Performance and the Learning Styles Based on Memory
Modeling
,
Education and Science, Vol. 3 No. 173, 2014, p. 76.
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Marie Carbo, Becoming a Great Teacher of Reading,California: Corwin Press, 2007, p. 221.
substantial correlation between intelligence and reading ability. Students who have intelligence enough will read or learn materials easily. Further he elaborated
other possibility factors affecting reading comprehension besides intelligence, they are:
1. Undesirable physical factor. 2. Overemphasis on word recognition.
3. Overemphasis on oral reading. 4. Insufficient background for reading a selection.
5. Failure to adjust reading techniques to reading purpose and type of reading material.
6. Lack of appropriate teacher guidance.
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Additionally, Miles V. Zint asserted in her book that failure in reading can be affected from many factors, they are,
learners’ motivation, physical factors, lack of rest, substandard out of school environment and neurological impairments,
emotional upsets, inadequate language readiness for reading process and resentment of siblings or parents.
The more, Leong cited on Ibrahim Abu Saadi thesis that there are two classified groups of factors that can affect reading. The first are extrinsic factors
or environmental factors, which include home conditions, socioeconomic status, parental attitudes toward education and parental aspirations for the child. The
second group of factors are internal factors which operate within the child and affect his or her fulfilment in academic situations. The two groups of factors
interact at the individual level.
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Hence, from the discussion of the study above, it is implied that any learning styles students have, they own equal opportunity to gain good competence in
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John J. DeBoer Martha Dallmann, The Teaching of Reading, New York: Holt Inc, 1964, p. 132-134.
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Leong, in Ibrahim Abdu Saadi, An Examination of the Learning styles of Saudi Preparatory School Students who are High or Low in Reading Achievement, Thesis of Victoria
University, 2012, p. 2, published.
reading comprehension. And because of there are a lot of possibility factors that affected reading comprehension. It means that teacher or lecture must find out
appropriate teaching strategies to facilitate enable students’ to comprehend their
reading.
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