Learning styles of the undergraduate nursing students

Abstract

The student population in universities is very diverse: ranging ages, , experiences culture, level of preparedness and learning styles.This diversity presents academic with increasing challenges to motivate and promote student understanding In recent years increased attention has been directed toward assessing and improving academic quality and enhancing learning opportunities in higher education in Egypt. (Helal 2008).. The phrase learning style refers to the method one's uses to obtain and use the information to learn. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory was used to assess preferences for these four learning modes. Kolb Learning style inventory (LSI) remains one of the most widely distributed instruments used in higher education, since it is based on a grounded theoretical base of Experiential learning theory (Honigsfeld & Schiering, 2004 and Kolb 2007). The aim of the study: This study aims to 1. Identify the dominant students learning the style of the undergraduate nursing students.Design and setting: this study is a descriptive study. The study was done at Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University