An investigation of learning styles of practical and baccalaureate nursing students. 1996

G Duncan
Lutheran College of Health Professions, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46818, USA.

The purpose of this non-experimental, descriptive study was to identify the predominant perception and ordering learning styles of practical and baccalaureate nursing students and to ascertain if there was a difference in the learning styles of the two levels of nursing students. The Gregorc Style Delineator was used to assess the learning styles. The sample consisted of 55 practical nursing students at a vocational college and 48 junior and senior baccalaureate nursing students at a small university. Both colleges were located in the midwestern United States. The findings indicated there was a statistically significant relationship between the learning style of practical and baccalaureate nursing students. The small sample size (N = 103) and the use of a non-random, convenience sample limits the generalization of the findings.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007858 Learning Relatively permanent change in behavior that is the result of past experience or practice. The concept includes the acquisition of knowledge. Phenomenography
D009743 Nursing, Practical The practice of nursing by licensed, non-registered persons qualified to provide routine care to the sick. Practical Nursing,Nursings, Practical,Practical Nursings
D010465 Perception The process by which the nature and meaning of sensory stimuli are recognized and interpreted. Sensory Processing,Processing, Sensory
D010556 Personality Tests Standardized objective tests designed to facilitate the evaluation of personality. Personality Test,Test, Personality,Tests, Personality
D004508 Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as RN (Registered Nurse). External Degree Programs, Nursing,Nursing Education, Baccalaureate,Baccalaureate Nursing Education,Baccalaureate Nursing Educations,Education, Baccalaureate Nursing,Educations, Baccalaureate Nursing,Nursing Educations, Baccalaureate
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013338 Students, Nursing Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing. Nurses, Pupil,Pupil Nurses,Nursing Student,Nursing Students,Student, Nursing,Nurse, Pupil,Pupil Nurse
D013850 Thinking Mental activity that is not predominantly perceptual by which one apprehends some aspect of an object or situation based on past learning and experience. Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Thought,Thinking Skill,Thinking, Critical,Thoughts
D015402 Nursing Education Research Investigations into the problems of integrating research findings into nursing curricula, developing problem solving skills, finding approaches to clinical teaching, determining the level of practice by graduates from different basic preparations, etc. Education Research, Nursing,Nursing Research, Educational,Research, Nursing Education,Educational Nursing Research,Research, Educational Nursing,Education Researchs, Nursing,Educational Nursing Researchs,Nursing Education Researchs,Nursing Researchs, Educational,Researchs, Educational Nursing,Researchs, Nursing Education

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