The learning styles of the students at nursing Department in Faculty of Health Sciences
Abstract
Nurses have important role about the processes of protection, development and improvement of the public and individuals health. Determining students' learning styles can be improved to the quality of education, to increase professional success and students can be satisfied with the education they receive. In this study, it is aimed to determine the nursing student's learning style.
Method: The research is completed by 148 students accepting to attend. To carry out the research, it is gotten permission from Başkent University Social and Humanities Research Institution. To collect the data, BIG16 Learning Styles Inventory was used to decide the learning styles of the students.
Finding: Average of age of the students is 22,01. It is stated that %58,8 of the students choose the Nursing Programme in their 1-5 choice. Most of the students say that they choose this programme because of the guarantee of finding a job. It is stated that dominant learning styles of the students is visual. Second styles of them is auditory. Third style of them is physical.
Conclusion: According to this study, it is planned that educators and students should be informed of learning styles. It is suggested that educators should arrange the education environment, choose and use consciously the approaches, learning strategies, methods, techniques and equipments by taking into consideration of learning styles of the students.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Conference Paper
Publication Date
December 28, 2015
Submission Date
October 1, 2015
Acceptance Date
December 1, 2015
Published in Issue
Year 2015 Volume: 1 Number: 4
