An Exploration of the Learning Style Among Undergraduate Nursing Students From An Indian Perspective

Abstract

Individuals' perceptual preference for learning can be identified by using learning style inventories. This provides nurse educators a basis for planning effective and efficient instructional strategies. Objectives:The objective of this study was to determine the dominant learning styles of undergraduate nursing students and also to associate the selected demographic characteristics of undergraduate nursing students and their learning style Method / Design: The present study employed a descriptivecross sectional study design to explore the learning style of undergraduate nursing students. Data were collected using the demographic characteristics proformaand Kolb's Learning Style Inventory version 3.1.The study was conducted at two colleges of Nursing in South India. The sample included 326 undergraduate nursing students who were selected by consecutive sampling technique. Result: The response rate was 95.09% (n=310). Majority(50.3%) of the undergraduate nursing students investigated were of diverging learning style. There was a predominance of diverging learning style throughout the years of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program. Conclusion:The study suggests nurseeducators to identify the learning style of the group and the remediation of teaching strategies to be planned based on the findings.