LEARNING STYLES OF NURSING STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY IN COLOMBIA

Authors

  • Judith Martinez Royert Universidad de Sucre (UNISUCRE) – Sincelejo – Sucre – Colômbia
  • Vera Lucia Felicetti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14210/contrapontos.v16n2.p209-226

Keywords:

Learning, Learning styles, CHAEA and ILS questionnaires.

Abstract

This research paper presents a study aimed at characterizing learning styles of nursing students at Universidad de Sucre (Colombia). In terms of methodology, it uses a quantitative approach. The database was formed using the responses of 212 students, selected through intentional sampling, who answered the CHAEA (Questionnaire Honey-Alonso Learning Styles) and the ILS (Inventory of Styles Learning) questionnaires. In order to make a more comprehensive characterization, the style preferences were identified from two models or types: the Gallego and Alonso (CHAEA) and Felder and Silverman (ILS) models. The results showed a preference for a balanced learning style, with the ILS model, and a reflective style, with the CHAEA. There was also a contradictory finding, namely, that the reflective style was absent in the ILS model.

Author Biographies

Judith Martinez Royert, Universidad de Sucre (UNISUCRE) – Sincelejo – Sucre – Colômbia

Doutora em Ciências da Educação pela Universidad del Atlántico. Docente da Universidad de Sucre (UNISUCRE) – Sincelejo – Sucre – Colômbia.

Vera Lucia Felicetti

Licenciatura em Matemática, Especialização em Metodologia do Ensino da Matemática, Mestrado em Educação em Ciências e Matemática, Doutorado em Educação na PUCRS/UTexas, Austin/EUA. Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação do UNILASALLE. Atualmente em Visiting Scholar at University of Maryland - College Park -UE

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Published

2016-07-08

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2016)

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