Ponte Academic Journal Dec 2017, Volume 73, Issue 12 |
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND IELTS ABILITY OF EFL STUDENTS IN INDONESIA\r\n Author(s): Martin Kustati ,Hidayat Al - Azmi, Hadeli, Hallen, Sermal J. Ponte - Dec 2017 - Volume 73 - Issue 12 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.12.22 Abstract: The implementation of learning in College depends on the level of competence shared by the students. Most of them can carry out the learning process and get the results as desired. Meanwhile, some of them cannot carry out learning well because the lecturers� techniques do not match with learning potential that they have. They are highly required to exercise the learning by using learning strategies appropriate to the kind of Intelligence they have. This research aims to determine the type of intelligence that is owned by the students and look for the extent to which the level of correlation between the kinds of intelligence they have depends on the ability of the IELTS. The research also describes the IELTS score is owned by students in general. This study was conducted using a quantitative method which included Multiple Intelligence which based on Gardner (2003) and IELTS tests. A total sample of 30 students who study at in the English Tadris (TBI) Department of IAIN Imam Bonjol Padang, West Sumatra, were selected as respondents. The results of this study showed that the level of correlation between Multiple Intelligence and IELTS scores and showed a positive correlation with low levels (0.3). The finding of the study also showed that Multiple Intelligences which were dominantly employed by the students were linguistic, musical, interpersonal, and spatial intelligences. The results of the study also showed that the median score English Language Tadris students in the IELTS Test is 5.4. Based on the results of the study, it can then be recommended that the university should strengthen English language for academic and the students should apply appropriate strategies of learning based on intelligences they dominantly have.
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