Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi Arabia
Introduction: The concept of learning styles has many implications for students and educators. Implementing a variety of teaching strategies by identifying and applying the student learning styles would enhance teaching effectiveness by increasing the information retention and depth of comprehension...
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| author | Saumy Johnson Carol Mathews Khaled Ali Alawam Abdulwahab Alahmari Saeed Hasan Alshagag Hind Qasem |
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| description | Introduction: The concept of learning styles has many implications for students and educators. Implementing a variety of teaching strategies by identifying and applying the student learning styles would enhance teaching effectiveness by increasing the information retention and depth of comprehension. Aim: To determine the learning style of respiratory therapy (RT) students using Arabic translated Kolb's learning style questionnaire. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, prospective study among RT students in a private medical college in Saudi Arabia. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI) Questionnaire was translated to Arabic and validated. Questionnaire was sent in the Google form and the spreadsheet was created from the responses. The LSI questionnaire was sent to the students through the official E-mail ID requesting them to participate in this survey. Student's learning style was calculated according to Kolb's LSI manual. Descriptive statistics are reported as frequency and percentages. SPSS 16.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, Illinois, USA) was used. Results: A total of 84 participants (25 males, 59 females) responded out of the 150 survey questionnaires that was sent (response rate: 56%). Most students had the Active Experimentation (AE) pattern of learning. The dominant learning style was convergent among the respondents. Both male and female participants had AE as the prominent learning style. Conclusion: Arabic translation of Kolb's Learning style questionnaire is found to be valid instrument for the assessment of RT students. The convergent style is the dominant learning style among RT students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d7fddfad2b14cac86123bc21b9efb872023-09-03T15:12:33ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherIndian Journal of Respiratory Care2277-90192321-48992022-01-01111303410.4103/ijrc.ijrc_80_21Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi ArabiaSaumy JohnsonCarol MathewsKhaled Ali AlawamAbdulwahab Alahmari SaeedHasan AlshagagHind QasemIntroduction: The concept of learning styles has many implications for students and educators. Implementing a variety of teaching strategies by identifying and applying the student learning styles would enhance teaching effectiveness by increasing the information retention and depth of comprehension. Aim: To determine the learning style of respiratory therapy (RT) students using Arabic translated Kolb's learning style questionnaire. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, prospective study among RT students in a private medical college in Saudi Arabia. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI) Questionnaire was translated to Arabic and validated. Questionnaire was sent in the Google form and the spreadsheet was created from the responses. The LSI questionnaire was sent to the students through the official E-mail ID requesting them to participate in this survey. Student's learning style was calculated according to Kolb's LSI manual. Descriptive statistics are reported as frequency and percentages. SPSS 16.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, Illinois, USA) was used. Results: A total of 84 participants (25 males, 59 females) responded out of the 150 survey questionnaires that was sent (response rate: 56%). Most students had the Active Experimentation (AE) pattern of learning. The dominant learning style was convergent among the respondents. Both male and female participants had AE as the prominent learning style. Conclusion: Arabic translation of Kolb's Learning style questionnaire is found to be valid instrument for the assessment of RT students. The convergent style is the dominant learning style among RT students.http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2022;volume=11;issue=1;spage=30;epage=34;aulast=Johnsonallied healthkolb's learning style inventoryrespiratory therapistrespiratory therapy |
| spellingShingle | Saumy Johnson Carol Mathews Khaled Ali Alawam Abdulwahab Alahmari Saeed Hasan Alshagag Hind Qasem Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi Arabia Indian Journal of Respiratory Care allied health kolb's learning style inventory respiratory therapist respiratory therapy |
| title | Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Learning style preferences assessed by kolb's learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | learning style preferences assessed by kolb s learning style inventory among respiratory therapy students in saudi arabia |
| topic | allied health kolb's learning style inventory respiratory therapist respiratory therapy |
| url | http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2022;volume=11;issue=1;spage=30;epage=34;aulast=Johnson |
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