School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, 35340, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
BMC Med Educ. 2018 Dec 4;18(1):291. doi: 10.1186/s12909-018-1400-2.
Learning style refers to the unique ways an individual processes and retains new information and skills. In this study, we aimed to identify the learning styles of Turkish physiotherapy students and investigate the relationship between academic performance and learning style subscale scores in order to determine whether the learning styles of physiotherapy students could influence academic performance.
The learning styles of 184 physiotherapy students were determined using the Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Style Scales. Cumulative grade point average was accepted as a measure of academic performance. The Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted to compare academic performance among the six learning style groups (Independent, Dependent, Competitive, Collaborative, Avoidant, and Participant).
The most common learning style was Collaborative (34.8%). Academic performance was negatively correlated with Avoidant score (p < 0.001, r = - 0.317) and positively correlated with Participant score (p < 0.001, r = 0.400). The academic performance of the Participant learning style group was significantly higher than that of all the other groups (p < 0.003).
Although Turkish physiotherapy students most commonly exhibited a Collaborative learning style, the Participant learning style was associated with significantly higher academic performance. Teaching strategies that encourage more participant-style learning may be effective in increasing academic performance among Turkish physiotherapy students.
学习风格是指个体处理和保留新信息和技能的独特方式。在这项研究中，我们旨在确定土耳其物理治疗学生的学习风格，并研究学习风格与学术成绩之间的关系，以确定物理治疗学生的学习风格是否会影响学业成绩。
使用 Grasha-Riechmann 学生学习风格量表确定 184 名物理治疗学生的学习风格。累积平均绩点被认为是学术表现的衡量标准。采用 Kruskal-Wallis 检验比较六种学习风格组（独立、依赖、竞争、协作、回避和参与）之间的学业成绩。
最常见的学习风格是协作（34.8%）。学业成绩与回避得分呈负相关（p<0.001，r=-0.317），与参与得分呈正相关（p<0.001，r=0.400）。参与者学习风格组的学业成绩明显高于其他组（p<0.003）。
尽管土耳其物理治疗学生最常见的学习风格是协作，但参与者学习风格与更高的学业成绩显著相关。鼓励更多参与者学习风格的教学策略可能会有效提高土耳其物理治疗学生的学业成绩。
