The Learning Preferences among Nursing Students in the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Objective. The present study aimed to identify the most common learning preferences among the nursing students in Saudi Arabia and to investigate the associations of certain demographic variables with the learning preferences. Methods. All the undergraduate nursing students in the nursing college we...

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Published in:Nursing Research and Practice 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-7
Main Authors: Alshehry, Abdualrahman S., Alhelih, Eyad M., Almutairi, Adel F., Alharbi, Homood A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Cognitive style
College students
Colleges & universities
Cross-sectional studies
Education
Learning
Methods
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing students
Preferences
Students
Surveys
Teachers
Teaching methods
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Summary:Objective. The present study aimed to identify the most common learning preferences among the nursing students in Saudi Arabia and to investigate the associations of certain demographic variables with the learning preferences. Methods. All the undergraduate nursing students in the nursing college were requested to participate in this descriptive cross-sectional study. An Arabic version of the Felder-Silverman learning style model (FSLSM) questionnaire was used to examine the learning preferences among undergraduate nursing students. Results. A total of 56 (43%) completed questionnaires were included in the final analysis. Results of the present study indicate that the most common learning preferences among the nursing students were visual (67.9%), followed by active (50%) and sequential (37.5%) learning preferences. The verbal style was the least common learning preference (3.6%) among the nursing students. There was no association between gender and learning preferences (p>.05). Conclusion. The present study concluded that the visual, active, and sequential styles are the commonest learning preferences among the nursing students. The nursing educators should emphasize the use of this information in their teaching methods to improve learning skills among the nursing students.
ISSN:2090-1429
2090-1437
DOI:10.1155/2017/3090387