Learning Styles of Medical Students Change in Relation to Time

Autor/inn/en	Gurpinar, Erol; Bati, Hilal; Tetik, Cihat
Titel	Learning Styles of Medical Students Change in Relation to Time
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 35 (2011) 3, S.307-311 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
DOI	10.1152/advan.00047.2011
Schlagwörter	Integrated Curriculum; Medical Students; Cognitive Style; Problem Based Learning; Measures (Individuals); Followup Studies; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Time; Learning Style Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Messdaten; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Zeit
Abstract	The aim of the present study was to investigate if any changes exist in the learning styles of medical students over time and in relation to different curriculum models with these learning styles. This prospective cohort study was conducted in three different medical faculties, which implement problem-based learning (PBL), hybrid, and integrated curriculum models. The study instruments were Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and a questionnaire describing the students' demographic characteristics. Sample selection was not done, and all first-year students (n = 547) were targeted. This study was designed in two phases. In the first year, the study instruments were delivered to the target group. The next year, the same instruments were delivered again to those who had fully completed the first questionnaire (n = 525). Of these, 455 students had completed the instruments truly and constituted the study group. The majority of the students were assimilators and convergers in both the first and second years. A change in learning style was observed between 2 yr in 46.9% of the students in the integrated curriculum, in 49.3% of the students in the hybrid curriculum, and 56.4% of the students in the PBL curriculum. The least and most changes observed between the learning style groups were in assimilators and divergers, respectively. Curriculum models and other independent variables had no significant effect on the change between learning styles. The learning styles of medical students may change over time. Further followup studies in larger groups are needed to clarify this relation. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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