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. 2018 Jul/Aug;34(4):212-218.
doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000462.

Learning Style Preferences of Practicing Nurses

Kara Mangold  1 , Katie L Kunze, Michelle M Quinonez, Lorna M Taylor, Ashley J Tenison
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Learning Style Preferences of Practicing Nurses

Kara Mangold et al. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2018 Jul/Aug.

Abstract

Nursing professional development practitioners are encouraged to consider incorporating preferred learning styles into professional development programs. However, conclusive evidence about preferred learning styles does not exist. This study describes the preferred learning styles of nursing staff. Results showed that learning style preferences existed and were correlated with satisfaction, years of experience, and gender. The results can be used to plan and deliver professional development opportunities that are engaging and promote retention of learning.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: None declared. This project was supported by Grant Number UL1 TR002377 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Support for this research study was also provided by the Anne L. Bronfman Mayo Clinic in Arizona Nursing Excellence Fund.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Index of Learning Styles Results
The rate continuum of selected responses is shown for each point on the continuum for each subscale. Individual Graph Titles

  1. Upper Left: Active-Reflective Scale

  2. Upper Right: Sensing-Intuitive Scale

  3. Lower Left: Visual-Verbal Scale

  4. Lower Right: Sequential-Global Scale

Key: STR indicates strong; MOD, moderate; MIL, mild.
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