Because students learn in different ways, teachers adapt curricula to diverse learning styles. This book presents state-of-the-art research and information on how to use learning-style based instruction in teaching and professional development for nurse and allied health educators.

"The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) if a predominate learning style and learning preference existed for a select group of junior and senior baccalaureate degree nursing students, and (2) if there were differences between the two groups in their predominant learning styles and learning preferences. A total of 49 junior and 80 senior nursing students completed the Gregorc Style Delineator, the Wells' Learning Preference Survey and a demographic questionnaire. Though there were no reported statistical significance between the two groups of nursing students in their learning style preferences, the junior students preferred the Concrete Sequential (n=20, 42.6%) and Abstract Random (n=18, 38.3%) learning styles, while the senior students preferred the Abstract Random (n=29, 39.7%)and Concrete Sequential (n=25, 34.2%) learning styles. The learning methods preferred by the entire group of nursing students were drill and practice (n=106, 82.2%), television/movies (n=103, 79.8%), group discussion (n=95, 73.7%), and short lecture with question and answer (n=95, 73.7%). There was a statistically significant difference between junior and senior students on four of the twelve learning preferences. Juniors showed a significantly higher preference over the seniors for learning through groups with discussion (Tau=.20, p=.02), lectures (Tau=.16, p=.04) and slide/filmstrips with audiotapes (Tau=.21, p=.01). The seniors demonstrated a significantly higher preference over juniors for games as a method of learning (Tau=.21, p=.02). Suggestions for further study include a longitudinal study design which could incorporate manipulation of teaching strategies"--Document.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between learning styles of culturally diverse practical nursing students and to determine if a relationship existed between learning style and culture. The sample selected for this research was a convenience sample which consisted of 46 practical nursing students in a day and an evening program. Seventy percent of the students identified themselves as members of minority cultures. The participants completed a demographic data questionnaire and Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSQ). The LSQ was used to determine leaning mode and style. The design is a descriptive correlational study exploring the relationship between culture and learning styles of practical nursing students. Data were examined using parametric and non parametric statistics. There was no significant difference for age, gender, race, or level of education across learning styles. Country of origin and country of education did show statistically significant differences across learning styles with P values