PRACTICE TRENDS OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE HEALTH CARE STUDENTS

Abstract

Introduction: Understanding and addressing diverse learning styles in education is becoming more important, particularly in the context of healthcare training. As medical knowledge becomes more complicated and healthcare delivery develops, educational institutions acknowledge the need to adapt their teaching techniques in order to better educate undergraduate students for their future roles

Material & Methods: It was a cross-sectional study, a total of 100 students were selected through Random sampling technique. Kolb’s Learning Style Questionnaire was used to evaluate Practice trends of learning style in different undergraduate healthcare students.

Results: This study found that 79.6% of undergraduate healthcare students had a very strong preference for activist learning style, 42.9% for reflector learning style, 67.3% for theorist learning style, and 65.3% for pragmatist learning style.

Conclusion: This study concluded that undergraduate healthcare students use several learning styles (activist, reflector, theorist, and pragmatist). Kolb's Learning Style Questionnaire revealed a substantial preference (79.6) for the activist learning style.