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Learning style preferences of undergraduate nursing students
Goolam Hussein Rassool1, Salman Rawaf
1University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. grassool@sgul.ac.uk
Aim:
To determine the predominant learning style preferences of undergraduate nursing students.
Method:
A demographic questionnaire and Honey and Mumford's (2000a) learning styles questionnaire were administered to a purposive sample of 136 students.
Results:
A response rate of 81% (110) was obtained. The results are congruent with U.K. studies, which show that the reflector is the preferred learning style of undergraduate nursing students. A 'dual' learning style category was also identified.
Conclusion:
A mismatch between teaching style and the learning styles of students has been found to have serious consequences. A variety of modes of teaching and learning should be used to meet the learning needs of students.
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