Learning Style Assessment: Using Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic Model

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—— This study aimed to determine and assess the learning style of kindergarten pupils in the Schools Division of Urdaneta using the VAK Model. Specifically, it sought to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, handedness, birth order, father’s educational attainment and mother’s educational attainment. Likewise, it looked into the level of performance of the learners along the learning style assessment such as (a) visual (b) auditory and (c) kinesthetic, the significant difference in the performance of the learner using VAK model when grouped according to age, sex and handedness, and the instructional material that can be proposed for the enhancement of kindergarten. The descriptive method of research was used and the main instrument in collecting data is the questionnaire. In the distribution and selection of respondents, simple random sampling was used. In the statistical treatment of data, frequency counts and percentage, computation of the Average Weighted Mean and T-test were utilized. Based on the analysis and interpretation of data, the following salient findings were drawn (1) majority of the respondents are five years old (199 or 58%), female 195 or 57%, right-handed 309 or 90%, are firstborn child 140 or 41%, whose father (116 or 34%) and mother (124 or 36%) are both high school graduates (2) the level of performance of the learners along (a) visual had an overall mean of 3.44, (b) auditory had an overall mean of 3.42, and (c) kinesthetic had an overall mean of 3.45, all three denoting a descriptive equivalent of Slightly Advanced Development (SAD) (3) there is no significant differences in the performance of the learner using VAK model when grouped according to age, sex and handedness. From the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn (1) the kindergarten pupils are considered as young learners and had met the required age (2) their development along the VAK learning style assessment is slightly advanced (3) age, sex and handedness had no significant difference in the performance of the learner using VAK model. In the light of the findings, the researcher arrived at the following recommendations (1) since majority of the pupils’ parents are high school graduates, they are encouraged to enroll in short time courses that further enhance their knowledge and skills for them to guide their children in their academic journey (2) kindergarten teachers must also assess the learning style of each pupil at the beginning of the school year (3) a contextualized kindergarten toolkit and interactive digital learning material must be crafted by kindergarten writers for the enhancement of kindergarten learners in the Schools Division of Urdaneta City. Keywords — Learning Style, Assessment, Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic