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KMID : 0614820060120010140
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2006 Volume.12 No. 1 p.140 ~ p.150
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Learning Styles and Preferred Learning Methods of Clinical Nurses
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An Gyeong-Ju
Kim Dong-Oak
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine learning styles and preferred learning methods of clinical nurses.
Method: Data were collected from 735 nurses at one university hospital in Seoul. Learning style inventory, a self-report questionnaire was completed by the subjects.
Result: Learning styles of nurses were accommodator 35.9%, diverger 30.4%, converger 18.2%, assimilator 15.5%. Learning styles varied significantly with clinical practice area and academic background. Furthermore, RO(reflective observation) learning mode varied significantly according to the clinical practice area. AC(abstractive conceptualization) learning mode varied significantly with job position. AC and AE(active experimentation) learning modes varied significantly according to the academic background and preferred learning method. Preferred learning methods were lecture 24.8%, clinical practice 23.1%, self-directed learning 21.5%, audiovisual education 16.7%, and group discussion 13.9%. Preferred learning methods varied significantly with learning styles and career. Lecture was preferred in diverger and self-directed learning was preferred in assimilator. Clinical practice was preferred in accommodator and converger.
Conclusions: This study suggested that clinical education should be applied to nurses after examining learning styles and preferred learning methods. In conclusion, to identify the nurses’ learning styles could be helpful for developing the effective educational skill.
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KEYWORD
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Learning style, Learning method, Nurses
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