Predominant learning styles among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
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| contents | Predominant learning styles among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Alexandra I. CZEPULA Wallace E. BOTTACIN Edson HIPÓLITO Jr Deise R. BAPTISTA Roberto PONTAROLO Cassyano J. CORRER Medicina Brazil Students Pharmacy Learning Education Background : Learning styles are cognitive, emotional, and physiological traits, as well as indicators of how learners perceive, interact, and respond to their learning environments. According to Honey-Mumford, learning styles are classified as activ e, reflexive, theoretical, and pragmatic. Objective : The purpose of this study was to identify the predominant learning styles among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. Methods : An observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was conducte d using the Honey-Alonso Learning Style Questionnaire. S tudents in the Bachelor of Pharmacy program were invited to participate in this study. The questionnaire comprised 80 randomized questions, 20 for each of the four learning styles. The maximum possible score was 20 points for each learning style, and cumulative scores indicated the predominant learning styles among the participants. Honey-Mumford (1986) proposed five preference levels for each style (very low, low, moderate, high, and very high), called a general interpretation scale, to avoid student identification with one learning style and ignoring the characteristics of the other styles. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Results : This study included 297 students (70% of all pharmacy students at the time) with a median age of 21 years old. Women compris ed 77.1% of participants. The predominant style among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná was the pragmatist, with a median of 14 (high preference). The pragmatist style prevails in people who are abl e to discover techniques related to their daily learning because such people are curious to discover new strategies and attempt to verify whether the strategies are efficient and valid. Because these people are direct and obj ective in their actions,pragmatists prefer to focus on practical issues that are validated and on problem situations. There was no statistically significant di fference between genders with regard to learning styles. Conclusion : The pragmatist style is the prevailing style among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná. Although students may have a learning preference that preference is not the only manner in which students can learn, neither their preference is the only manner in which students can be taught. Awareness of students’ learning styles can be used to adapt the methodology used by teachers to render the teaching- learning process effective and long lasting. The content taught to students should be presented in different manners because varying teaching methods can develop learning skills in students. 2016 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69044429005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/69044429005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.1 Vol.14 |
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| spellingShingle | Predominant learning styles among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Alexandra I. CZEPULA Medicina Brazil Students Pharmacy Learning Education Predominant learning styles among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Alexandra I. CZEPULA Wallace E. BOTTACIN Edson HIPÓLITO Jr Deise R. BAPTISTA Roberto PONTAROLO Cassyano J. CORRER Medicina Brazil Students Pharmacy Learning Education Background : Learning styles are cognitive, emotional, and physiological traits, as well as indicators of how learners perceive, interact, and respond to their learning environments. According to Honey-Mumford, learning styles are classified as activ e, reflexive, theoretical, and pragmatic. Objective : The purpose of this study was to identify the predominant learning styles among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. Methods : An observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was conducte d using the Honey-Alonso Learning Style Questionnaire. S tudents in the Bachelor of Pharmacy program were invited to participate in this study. The questionnaire comprised 80 randomized questions, 20 for each of the four learning styles. The maximum possible score was 20 points for each learning style, and cumulative scores indicated the predominant learning styles among the participants. Honey-Mumford (1986) proposed five preference levels for each style (very low, low, moderate, high, and very high), called a general interpretation scale, to avoid student identification with one learning style and ignoring the characteristics of the other styles. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Results : This study included 297 students (70% of all pharmacy students at the time) with a median age of 21 years old. Women compris ed 77.1% of participants. The predominant style among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná was the pragmatist, with a median of 14 (high preference). The pragmatist style prevails in people who are abl e to discover techniques related to their daily learning because such people are curious to discover new strategies and attempt to verify whether the strategies are efficient and valid. Because these people are direct and obj ective in their actions,pragmatists prefer to focus on practical issues that are validated and on problem situations. There was no statistically significant di fference between genders with regard to learning styles. Conclusion : The pragmatist style is the prevailing style among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná. Although students may have a learning preference that preference is not the only manner in which students can learn, neither their preference is the only manner in which students can be taught. Awareness of students’ learning styles can be used to adapt the methodology used by teachers to render the teaching- learning process effective and long lasting. The content taught to students should be presented in different manners because varying teaching methods can develop learning skills in students. 2016 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69044429005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/69044429005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429005/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.1 Vol.14 |
| title | Predominant learning styles among pharmacy students at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil |
| topic | Medicina Brazil Students Pharmacy Learning Education |
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