PROFIL GAYA BELAJAR VARK PADA MAHASISWA PROMOSI KESEHATAN DALAM PENGEMBANGAN METODE PEMBELAJARAN DI ERA DIGITAL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51574/illea.v2i1.4587Keywords:
VARK, Gaya Belajar, Mahasiswa Baru, E-Learning, Era DigitalAbstract
Penelitian ini bertujuan memetakan profil gaya belajar VARK (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic) pada mahasiswa baru Program Studi D4 Promosi Kesehatan sebagai dasar pengembangan strategi pembelajaran yang adaptif di era digital. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain deskriptif cross-sectional. Sebanyak 60 mahasiswa baru berpartisipasi melalui pengisian kuesioner VARK versi adaptasi Bahasa Indonesia secara daring (Google Form). Skor V, A, R, dan K dihitung pada tiap responden, kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan IBM SPSS untuk memperoleh rerata, simpangan baku, nilai minimum–maksimum, serta distribusi kategori gaya belajar dominan (unimodal maupun multimodal). Hasil menunjukkan gaya belajar dominan kinestetik (K) merupakan kategori terbesar (63,3%), diikuti auditori (A) 15,0%, sedangkan kombinasi multimodal yang muncul antara lain AK (10,0%), VK (5,0%), dan VA (3,3%). Pada tingkat kelompok, rerata skor tertinggi terdapat pada dimensi K (10,05), disusul A (7,87), V (5,25), dan R (3,87). Temuan ini mengindikasikan mahasiswa baru lebih nyaman belajar melalui aktivitas praktik dan interaksi lisan dibandingkan aktivitas baca-tulis. Implikasi praktisnya, pembelajaran promosi kesehatan perlu menekankan strategi aktif dan autentik (misalnya simulasi, role play, microteaching, analisis kasus komunitas) yang didukung diskusi reflektif serta umpan balik terstruktur, sambil memperkuat literasi baca-tulis akademik secara bertahap.
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