Gaya Belajar

Mahasiswa memiliki gaya belajar yang berbeda antara satu dengan yang lain meskipun kemungkinan ada yang memiliki gaya belajar sama. Mahasiswa termasuk sebagai peserta didik pada jenjang pendidikan tinggi. Mata kuliah Ilmu Lingkungan membutuhkan banyak pembelajaran secara kontekstual, pengayaan, diskusi dan studi kasus di lingkungan sehingga diselenggarakan secara blended learning. Blended learning akan efektif jika pengajar mengetahui gaya belajar mahasiswa. Oleh karena itu, perlu diketahui gaya belajar mahasiswa untuk keefektifan kegiatan pembelajaran yang dilakukan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah survei. Responden adalah mahasiswa yang menempuh mata kuliah Ilmu Lingkungan. Data yang diperoleh adalah data kuantitatif. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah angket tertutup. Data dianalisis menggunakan persentase. Hasil studi menunjukkan mahasiswa peserta mata kuliah Ilmu Lingkungan memiliki gaya belajar auditif-visual sebanyak 61,1%, kemudian diikuti oleh gaya belajar visual, visual-kinestetik, auditif-kinestetik, auditif, dan kinestetik. Pembelajaran secara blended (blended learning) dapat menjadi salah satu alternatif guna memfasilitasi gaya belajar mahasiswa yang beragam. Sebanyak 71,1% dari mahasiswa menggunakan internet sebagai sumber belajarnya dan sebanyak 91,2% mahasiswa mengakses internet melalui smartphone. Kebiasaan mahasiswa menggunakan internet melalui smartphone mendukung dalam kegiatan pembelajaran secara blended yang dilakukan. Kata kunci: gaya belajar mahasiswa, mata kuliah ilmu lingkungan, blended learning


Abstract Students have different learning styles from one another even though there may be those who have the same learning style. Environmental Science Subject require a lot of contextual learning, enrichment, discussion and case studies in the environment so that blended learning is held. Blended learning will be effective if the teacher knows the students learning style. Therefore, it is necessary to know the learning styles of students for the effectiveness of learning activities undertaken. The study method was a survey. Respondents were students who take Environmental Science Subject. The data obtained was quantitative data. The instrument used was a closed questionnaire. Data were analyzed using percentages. The study results showed that students participating in the Environmental Sciences Subject had the auditive-visual learning style with a percentage of 61.1%, then followed by the visual, visual-kinesthetic, auditive-kinesthetic, auditive, and kinesthetic learning styles. Blended learning can be one alternative to facilitate the diverse student learning styles. As many as 71.1% of students used the internet as a source of learning and as many as 91.2% of students accessed the internet through smartphones. The students' habit of using the internet through smartphones supported the blended learning activities.

Learning is the basic human need to know something, whether packed formally or not. There is not one method that is appropriate and certainly appropriate with all students. Students have their own learning styles between one another can't be equated. Real memorable learning comes from the will of the heart, not coercion. The uniqueness of each individual is what makes the variety of learning styles should be understood so that each student can overcome difficulties learning. In the implementation of learning many teachers doesn't understand the learning style, so as to force students to always pay attention to the speech and explanation of teachers. The learning process will be effective if the method of learning used can accommodate students. Research on the most appropriate teaching methods turns out to be a failure, because each teaching method depends on the way or style of the student in learning. This research was conducted in the school as a place of observation (field research) by using a quantitative approach. Data were collected by questionnaires, observations, interviews, and document studies which were then processed and analytically analyzed descriptively. The results of research showed that a class can not be equally aligned using and applying a single learning method only. Because in the class there are several learning styles of students. The student's learning style visually dominates the class, followed by the auditorial style, and the kinesthetic style. This research also provides advice to educators / teachers to understand the diversity of student learning styles. so that with the basic teachers are required to be more creative and innovative in applying the method of learning so that all learning styles of students can be accommodated, so that with this understanding of learning achievement can be improved. PENDAHULUAN Belajar merupakan suatu keharusan bagi setiap insan manusia, baik itu dikemas secara formal, maupun non formal. Inti dari sebuah belajar adalah pengalaman dan dengan bekal pengalaman ini manusia-manusia pembelajaran akan berubah dari dimensi tidak tahu menjadi tahu, dari tidak mengerti menjadi paham, sehingga implikasinya akan tampak pada tiga tataran domain kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik (Joko, 2009:93).