Abstract—An enduring question for educational research is
the result of individual deviations in the efficacy of learning. The
individual learning differences that have been much explored
relate to differences in personality, learning styles, strategies
and conceptions of learning. This article studies the personality
and the learning style profile exhibited by students in a practical
based approach of vocational courses. The relationship between
personality and learning styles among students was assessed as
the students got along through the curriculum. The analysis
show that students are more oriented towards an active learning
mode in a practical-based approach. Given a specific instruction,
some people will learn more effectively than others due to their
individual personality and learning styles. This study will help a
vocational instructor and advisors to understand their students
and to design instruction that can benefit students to accomplish
a respectable performance in their learning process.
Index Terms—Learning styles, personality, practical-based
approach.
Halizah Awang, Yusmarwati Yusof, Nurfirdawati Muhamad Hanafi, and
Nur Sofurah Mohd Faiz are with the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia,
Malaysia (e-mail: halizah@uthm.edu.my, marwati@uthm.edu.my,
nurfirda@uthm.edu.my, sofurah@uthm.edu.my).
Ahmad Dollah is with Kuala Kangsar Vocational Collage, Malaysia
(e-mail: jasmy58@yahoo.com).
Cite: Halizah Awang, Ahmad Dollah, Yusmarwati Yusof, Nurfirdawati Muhammad Hanafi, and Nur Sofurah Mohd Faiz, "Personality and Learning Styles towards the Practical-Based Approach," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 539-542, 2017.