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This study aims to describe the thinking process of students in creating concept maps in terms of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles. To achieve that goal the researcher uses the stage of making the concept map from Novak that is reading the material, determining the concept, grouping the concept and connecting the concept.
This research is a descriptive research with qualitative approach. Research subjects consisted of 3 students: students with visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles based on questionnaire analysis "VAK Learning Styles Self-Assessment Questionnaire". Data collection techniques are job-based interviews.
The result of the research shows that the thinking process of the three subjects in creating concept maps at the reading stage of the material: the subject of reading the material, relating to the previous material and remembering the important word, at the stage of determining the concept: the subject of writing the concept and remembering the concepts, Grouping keywords and writing keywords by group, at the stage of linking concepts: the subject of remembering grouped keywords, then creating propositions, hierarchies and cross-links and recreating new concept maps. The three subjects perform the stage of creating a concept map completely but there are differences on how to make it. Subjects with visual and kinesthetic learning styles read silently and make a cross-link whereas subjects with auditory learning styles read vocally and do not make a cross-link.

Thinking Process, Concept Map, VAK Learning Style