CREATIVE STRATEGIES IN UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S LEARNING STYLES IN MANADO

Abstract

Learning is crucial. To learn something, every child has their way and methods, and to maximize their potential, parents need to know their learning type. There are some children’s learning which differentiates them from one another. Each child has strengths and weaknesses and preferences on how the information processing is different for every one of them. It can be concluded that a person's learning style is divided into three types, such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (V-A-K). In this qualitative research, some of the methods used include observation, literature, surveys, and interviews. The research itself was targeted at women, especially mothers, around 27 – 35 years old, in the Manado area. The area was chosen in consideration of the ease of finding the data and information. Prior to the data from observation and surveys, most mothers know their child’s learning tendencies but have less knowledge of their child’s learning style. In consequence, mothers are often faced with difficulties and frequently face hard times when they should assist their child during learning time. Finally, from all the findings and insight, mother’s knowledge and identify her child’s learning style is matter, that the impact not only for children’s learning development as well as assisting mothers who expected be able to guide and set their child’s direction according to the child’s learning style. These creative strategies are used to give more emphasis to the importance of a child’s learning style and show the true feelings of mothers.