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A Comparison of Learning Styles and Study Strategies Used by Low and High Math Achieving Brunei Secondary School Students: Implications for Teaching
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Abstract:
The survey assessed the learning styles and study strategies used by 135 randomly selected Brunei secondary
school students and compared them by educational level, math ability, and gender. Junior students (Forms 1-3)
rely heavily on the use of the written-expressive learning style than their senior counterparts (Forms 4-5). In
addition, the more able math students dominantly use the auditory-language learning style than their less able
peers. Furthermore, high math achievers were better and more efficient users of the text book reading,
note-taking, and memory study strategies than low achievers. Moreover, female students were more effective
and superior users of the visual-language and auditory-visual-kinesthetic learning styles including the text book
reading, note-taking, memory, test preparation, and concentration study strategies. These are perhaps some of the
reasons why females perform better at math than males. Overall, the findings seem to have wide-ranging
implications for teaching students with high support needs in mathematics.
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Date:
2013
Authors:
Masitah Shahrill
Salwa Mahalle
Rohani Matzin
Malai Hayati Sheikh Hamid
Lawrence Mundia
Publisher:
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE)
