Most common learning style among physical therapy students at De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, Academic Year 2008 - 2009

Date of Completion

2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Learning, Cognition, Physical Therapy

Abstract

This study utilized a descriptive type of research design which aims to determine the most common learning style among Physical Therapy Students at De La Salle Health Sciences Institute during the Academic Year 2008 - 2009. Furthermore, this study aims to determine the most common learning modes of students and describes the profile of the respondents as to age, gender and year of enrolment. A total of 160 Physical Therapy students of De La Salle Health Sciences Institute responded to the research by answering Kolb`s Learning Style Inventory questionnaire composed of 12 questions that were ranked according to the type of learning most suitable to the student. The different learning styles according to Kolb are Diverger, Converger, Assimilator and Accomodator. These learning styles have a corresponding combination of learning modes namely, Abstract Conceptualization, Active Experimentation, Concrete Experience, Reflective Observation. This study reveals that the most common learning style among Physical Therapy students is Converging type of Learning Style (30%) and that the most common Learning Modes are Reflective Observation (RO) and Active Experimentation (AE). In conclusion, though the most common learning style is Converging Learning Style, the learning modes that are commonly applied by the Physical Therapy students are Reflective Observation (RO) and Active Experimentation (AE). Therefore, diversity among learning styles of students should be taken into consideration for a higher efficiency in learning process.

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