Learning Styles of Students of Biology and Biomedical at Universities in Colombia (University of La Guajira) and Peru (Lord of Sipan)

Chavarry Ysla Patricia,Jimenez Pitre Iris,Molina-Bolivar Geomar

doi:10.17485/ijst/2018/v11i34/131520

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https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst/2018/v11i34/131520

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Abstract

Objective: This research was to identify the learning styles (EA) used by students in the program of Biology at the University of La Guajira (Colombia) and of the biomedical area of the University of the Lord of Sipan (Peru), in order to establish a direct relationship between these styles. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Subjects were surveyed 36 first half of the program of Biology at the University of La Guajira, and 36 in the second half of the biomedical area of the University of the Lord of Sipan. For the collection of the information was used the questionnaire learning styles Honey-Alonso (CHAEA). Findings: Subsequently, a descriptive analysis was performed and standard deviation of the data. The students of the University of La Guajira (Colombia), showed mainly a pragmatic style, in contrast to the students of the University of the Lord of Sipan (Peru), which showed mainly a reflective style. Application/Improvements: However, in both groups of students is considered to be a trend toward a mixed learning style. It is recommended to teachers to encourage students to strengthen the learning processes using various tools. Keywords: Active Learning, Learning Pragmatic, Learning Styles, Reflective Learning, Theoretical Learning

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Among the variables of individual students cannot deny that the Learning Style (EA) is one of the essential because determines how to learn each one, which affects in some way to the other factors
The results show the allowed Learning Style (EA) which predominates in the students at the undergraduate programs in biology and biomedical area of the universities of the Guajira and Lord of Sipan respectively, which revealed, mainly a tendency toward the pragmatic (EA) and reflective Colombians and Peruvians, with a moderate preference toward the rest of the styles at both universities, which is not entirely in line with the results obtained, after giving the Questionnaire Honey Alonso of Learning Styles (CHAEA) to a sample of 170 students from different engineering careers of the Technological Institute of Motul, Mexico[5]
The results obtained fairly consistent with those at the University of Sonora (Mexico), due to the fact that the Mexican students are highlighted by a reflective learning style (31%) with a moderate preference, followed by the pragmatic style (22%), this presented a very high preference; followed by the styles Active (11%) and Theoretical (11%)[6]

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Among the variables of individual students cannot deny that the Learning Style (EA) is one of the essential because determines how to learn each one, which affects in some way to the other factors. It is necessary to know the EA of students to make recommendations to the teachers and directives of the universities under study, so that you can adjust programs to their preferences and interests, in order to be able to develop their full potential and skills. This requirement is inescapable in the new trend of teaching-learning process in which the student is the center of his or her own learning. The above, evidence the need to generate pedagogical strategies within the subjects that are consistent with the tendency of the learning of each one of the students

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