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An exploratory study of the relationship between learning styles and academic performance among students in different nursing programs.
- Source :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession; Oct2014, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p229-239, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Learning style is a major consideration in planning for effective and efficient instruction and learning. Learning style has been shown to influence academic performance in the previous research. Little is known about Taiwanese students' learning styles, particularly in the field of nursing education. Aim: This purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between learning styles and academic performance among nursing students in a 5-year associate degree of nursing (ADN) program and a 2-year bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program in Taiwan. Methods/Design: This study employed a descriptive and exploratory design. The Chinese version of the Myers-Briggs type indicator Form M was an instrument. Data such as grade point average were obtained from the Office of Academic Affairs and the Registrar computerized records. Descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance and chi-square statistical analysis were used to explore the relationship between academic performance and learning style in Taiwanese nursing students. Results/Findings: The study sample included 285 nursing students: 96 students in a 2-year BSN program, and 189 students in a 5-year ADN program. Two common learning styles were found: Introversion, sensing, thinking, and judging; and introversion, sensing, feeling, and judging. A sensing-judging pair was identified in 43.3% of the participants. Academic performance was significantly related to learning style (p < 0.05, df = 15). Conclusion: The results of this study can help educators devise classroom and clinical instructional strategies that respond to individual needs in order to maximize academic performance and enhance student success. A large sample is recommended for further research. Understanding the learning style preferences of students can enhance learning for those who are under performing in their academic studies, thereby enhancing nursing education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACADEMIC achievement
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
COGNITIVE styles
COLLEGE students
COMPARATIVE studies
CULTURE
CURRICULUM planning
EDUCATION research
FACTOR analysis
JUNIOR college students
ASSOCIATE degree nursing education
RESEARCH methodology
MYERS-Briggs Type Indicator
NURSING schools
NURSING students
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY tests
RESEARCH
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
TEACHING methods
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
BACCALAUREATE nursing education
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10376178
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100178375
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2014.11081945