STUDENTS LEARNING STYLE AND FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNING STYLES IN LEARNING ENGLISH: A CASE STUDY OFF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This research aims to explain the students' learning styles and the factors that influence the students’ learning styles in eighth grade at two junior high schools. This type of research is qualitative research in the form of a case study. The participants were 50 eighth-grade students in two junior high schools. Research data were obtained through questionnaires and interviews. The researcher analyzed the data taken from the questionnaire by using the Likert scale, then the interview was analyzed using a descriptive qualitative technique and presented the data narratively. The results showed that three types of learning styles are preferred by Students in Grade VIII, namely visual learning style, auditory learning style, and kinesthetic learning style. The kinesthetic learning style is the most prevalent one. Furthermore, the factors that influence student learning styles are divided into two factors, namely internal factors include physical and psychological, and external factors include family, school, and environment.