Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to find out the correlation between students’
learning style and their listening skill. This research was conducted at the University
of Pasir Pengaraian on 20-21 May 2017 and the sample who involved in this research
was the sixth semester students of English Study Program. There were 28 statements
put in the questionnaire for measuring students’ learning style which was categorized
into 3 types of learning style such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Meanwhile to
measure the students’ listening skill, the researcher gave 50 questions in form of
listening test.
Based on the score of the test in listening test, the researcher found that the
highest score was 90 and it could be classified in the excellent level and the lowest
score was 44 or it could be classified in the very poor level. Meanwhile the average
score for listening test was 68,8 or it could be classified in the fair level. Based on the
calculation using SPSS application program, the score of learning style and listening
skill, the researcher found that
the value of rxy was 0,791. Then, the researcher
compared the value of rxy with the index of correlation table where it
could
be
concluded that the value of rxy that had been found indicates that there was sufficient
correlation between variables learning style and listening skill. Thus, conclusion of
the research showed that there was a sufficient correlation between the learning style
and listening skill to the sixth semester students of English Study Program at
University of Pasir Pengaraian.