TY - THES N2 - ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi gaya belajar dominan siswa kelas X PPLG SMKN 1 Talaga serta menganalisis penerapan metode Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) dan Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) dalam mendukung pembelajaran adaptif. Data dikumpulkan melalui tiga instrumen, yaitu kuisioner gaya belajar VAK (Visual, Auditori, Kinestetik), observasi terstruktur, dan hasil belajar siswa. Metode SAW digunakan untuk menghitung bobot preferensi dari setiap sumber data dengan bobot yang sama (0,33), sedangkan metode TOPSIS digunakan untuk melakukan normalisasi dan pemeringkatan alternatif sehingga diperoleh hasil yang lebih valid dan sistematis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa gaya belajar kinestetik dominan berdasarkan kuisioner (56,25%) dan hasil belajar (40,63%), sedangkan observasi menunjukkan kecenderungan pada gaya belajar visual (32,81%). Perbedaan ini menegaskan bahwa penentuan gaya belajar tidak dapat hanya mengandalkan satu instrumen, melainkan memerlukan pendekatan triangulasi untuk memperoleh gambaran yang lebih utuh. Integrasi metode SAW dan TOPSIS terbukti mampu mengolah ketiga sumber data tersebut secara sistematis dan menghasilkan klasifikasi gaya belajar yang lebih komprehensif serta konsisten. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar siswa memiliki kecenderungan kinestetik, sehingga strategi pembelajaran berbasis praktik langsung, demonstrasi, simulasi, dan penggunaan media interaktif sangat direkomendasikan. Penelitian ini sekaligus membuktikan bahwa penggabungan triangulasi data dengan metode SAW dan TOPSIS memberikan kontribusi penting bagi pengembangan sistem pembelajaran adaptif berbasis data. Penelitian lanjutan dengan cakupan subjek dan variabel yang lebih luas disarankan untuk memvalidasi temuan ini. Kata Kunci: Gaya Belajar, VAK, Simple Additive Weighting, Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution, Strategi Pembelajaran. ABSTRACT This study aims to identify the dominant learning styles of 10th-grade PPLG students at SMKN 1 Talaga and to analyze the application of the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) methods in supporting adaptive learning. Data were collected through three instruments: the VAK (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic) learning style questionnaire, structured classroom observations, and students? academic performance. The SAW method was applied to calculate preference weights from each data source with equal weighting (0.33), while the TOPSIS method was used to perform normalization and ranking in order to obtain more valid and systematic results. The findings revealed that the kinesthetic learning style was dominant based on questionnaire responses (56.25%) and learning outcomes (40.63%), while observations indicated a tendency toward the visual learning style (32.81%). This discrepancy highlights that learning style determination cannot rely solely on a single instrument but requires a triangulation approach to achieve a more comprehensive perspective. The integration of SAW and TOPSIS proved effective in systematically processing the three data sources, resulting in a more consistent and comprehensive classification of learning styles. These findings indicate that most students tend to prefer kinesthetic learning, suggesting that instructional strategies based on hands-on practice, demonstrations, simulations, and interactive media are highly recommended. This study also demonstrates that combining triangulated data with SAW and TOPSIS methods provides significant contributions to the development of data-driven adaptive learning systems. Further studies with a broader scope of subjects and variables are recommended to validate these results. Keywords: Learning Style, VAK, Simple Additive Weighting, Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution, Instructional Strategy. TI - PENENTUAN GAYA BELAJAR VISUAL, AUDITORI, KINESTETIK DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING DAN TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTION UNTUK MERANCANG STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN YANG EFEKTIF KW - Gaya Belajar KW - VAK KW - Simple Additive Weighting KW - Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution KW - Strategi Pembelajaran Learning Style KW - VAK KW - Simple Additive Weighting KW - Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution KW - Instructional Strategy. Y1 - 2025/08/19/ ID - repoupi139102 PB - Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia UR - https://repository.upi.edu/ N1 - https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=-jAcDjQAAAAJ ID Sinta Dosen Pembimbing: Wahyudin:5979725 Budi Laksono Putro:5993187 A1 - Asep Doni Pradana, - A1 - Wahyudin, - A1 - Budi Laksono Putro, - AV - restricted M1 - masters ER -