scholarly journals Assessing the relationship between student learning characteristics and academic performance in chemical pathology in an undergraduate medical curriculum

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Aye Aye Khine Wamono ◽  
Anthonio Oladele Adefuye ◽  
Jamiu Busari
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Multimodal Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Visual Learners ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Teaching and learning chemical pathology requires that medical trainees interpret biochemical test results correctly (against the background of clinical information) to solve clinical problems, while being aware of factors that could affect results. To meet these competencies, students must possess certain learning characteristics. This study explored the relationship between student learning characteristics and academic performance in chemical pathology. It is expected that a better understanding of the relationship between students' learning characteristics and academic performance will help formulate strategies to enhance teaching and learning of this subject. Methods: This study was designed as an exploratory survey. Self-administered, validated questionnaires were used to obtain data on learning mode, learning style and learning approach from 250 fourth-year undergraduate medical students at a medical university in South Africa. One-way ANOVA and Pearson correlations were used to analyse the relationship between each learning characteristic and academic performance. Spearman’s rho was used to study the relationships between the three learning characteristics.  Results: A response rate of 72% was obtained. The largest number of participants (35%; n = 63) were visual learners, pragmatists (25%; n = 45) and learned using a superficial approach (44%; n = 79). Multimodal learning mode, balanced learning style and deep learning approach were found to correlate significantly with better academic performance in chemical pathology (r = 0.262, 0.307 and 0.467, respectively; p ≤ 0.0001).Conclusions: Our findings reveal that multimodal learners with a balanced learning style who have a deep approach to learning performed well in chemical pathology. This concurs with findings by studies that report a positive association between these learning characteristics and academic performance in other subjects in medicine. We propose that to achieve effective student learning, chemical pathology educators explore alternative teaching and learning activities to move students towards these positive learning characteristics.

scholarly journals Family Status and Self-Motivation in Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Angel Mae Mantica Costaños ◽  
Jerald C. Moneva ◽  
Marsha H. Malbas
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
High School Senior ◽  
Family Status ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Complete Family ◽  
School Senior ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
The Relationship

Family can inspire the child to perform well in school. When the students belong to a complete family they can gain more confidence to do the task. Students who have complete family can be encouraged themselves to produce positive learning style in their studies. When the student belongs to a broken family the set of behaviors can be different towards certain task. Using the correlation quantitative design, the study was conducted in the Jagobiao National High School-Senior High Department in which the data were treated with chi-square to determine the relationship between family status and self-motivation. As a result, family status and self-motivation has no significant correlation in studies of any students, self-motivation exist regardless of family status, broken and complete. The motivation of student deals with their innate behavior and attitude to achieve better academic performance.

scholarly journals Teaching writing by using Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, And Kinesthetic (VARK) learning style in descriptive text to the seventh grade students of SMPN 2 Jiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Ilham Nugroho Hanurawan
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Five Senses ◽  
Learning Interest

<p>Writing is one of the English skills. Teaching writing is a process to improve students' ability to write in English correctly. Descriptive text is text used to describe a person, place or object. The difficulty experienced in teaching writing through descriptive text is the lack of attention of students towards the explanation given by the teacher. To overcome this, researchers applied VARK learning style to teaching writing. VARK learning style is a learning style using all five senses to get information or knowledge in the teaching and learning process. This study aims to explain the application of VARK learning style in teaching writing through descriptive text. The procedures for applying VARK learning style in teaching writing through descriptive text are: (1) The teacher explains the meaning, patterns and characteristics of descriptive text languages, (2) The teacher asks students to make small groups, (3) The teacher gives examples of descriptive texts, ( 4) The teacher gives questions in the form of pictures to students and asks to make descriptive texts, (5) The teacher asks students to show the results of students' work in front of the class. Based on this research, it can be seen that the advantages of VARK learning style is that it can increase student learning interest, student enthusiasm and reciprocity between teacher and students.</p>

In Search of Greater Understanding: The Impact of Mastery Learning on Social Science Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-119
Author(s):  
Patrick R. Cundiff ◽  
Olivia McLaughlin ◽  
Katherine Brown ◽  
Keiondra Grace
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mastery Learning ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Social Science Education ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The Impact

Mastery learning approaches were designed to improve student learning and elevate the level of understanding across a broader swath of students. These approaches operate under the belief that all students are capable of learning if given enough time. Little research has examined the utility or applicability of a mastery learning approach for social sciences outside of research methods courses. This study provides a review of the relevant literature on mastery learning, a discussion of the applicability of this approach to the teaching and learning of social sciences, and a review of the process and results of the conversion of more traditionally organized and taught courses to a mastery learning approach. Overall, our evaluation provides evidence that a mastery learning approach can make a significant impact on student learning.

scholarly journals Learning Style Preferences Among Undergraduate Medical Students: An Experience from Different Medical Colleges of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Md Rezaul Karim ◽  
AKM Asaduzzaman ◽  
Md Humayun Kabir Talukder ◽  
Kazi Khairul Alam ◽  
Farhana Haque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Multimodal Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Colleges

This descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted to determine the learning styles of undergraduate medical students. The study period was from July 2017 to June 2018. The study was carried out among the students of 2nd, 3rd and 4th phases of MBBS course of 3 government and 4 non-government medical colleges of Bangladesh. Out of 7 medical colleges, 4 were within Dhaka and 3 were from outside Dhaka. The sample size was 1004 students. Medical colleges were selected purposively and convenience sampling technique was adopted for data collection. Bangla translated version Fleming's VARK (visual, auditory, read/write and kinesthetic) questionnaire was used to identify the learning styles of students. The study revealed that out of 1004 medical students, 64.2% preferred multimodal learning styles and rest 35.8% preferred unimodal learning styles. Among unimodal learning preferences, auditory (A) and kinesthetic (K) were the most preferred sensory modalities of learning. Among multimodal learning styles preferences, the combination of auditory & kinesthetic (AK) and auditory, read/write & kinesthetic (ARK) were predominant. There were only significant differences of the mean scores of visual (V) learning style among the male and female students. Majority of students preferred multimodal learning styles. Students are able to learn effectively as long as the teacher provides a blend of visual, auditory, read/writing and kinesthetic activates. The study recommended that teachers should be aware of the medical students' learning styles and aligning teaching-learning methods with learning styles will improve their learning and academic performance. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.10(2) 2019: 26-30

Relationship study between the student learning approach in the occupational safety and health field and acquired competencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (95) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
O. Nanka ◽  
M. Lysychenko ◽  
M. Kiriyenko ◽  
V. Pavlykivskyi ◽  
T. Duyunova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Relationship Study ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: To search for training methods for specialists in industrial safety, environmental and occupational safety and health in conditions of insufficient (or absent) laboratory support and to study the relationship between the student learning approach and acquired competencies. Design/methodology/approach: To study modern advances in industrial safety, environmental and occupational safety and health and training methods for specialists a systematic literature review approach has been used. For publications from 2017, queries were asked through keywords and safety related topics. To relationship study between the student learning approach and acquired competencies a student survey on random sampling has been used. A total of 112 students of the 3rd and 4th year of study at the university were interviewed. Findings: The results of the survey showed that the students’ number who simultaneously successfully answered theoretical questions and completed practical tasks is 33.8% from the group with theoretical training and 75% from the group that was trained in the workplace. The relationship between the groups with a visit to the existing enterprise and acquired competencies was justified by the association coefficient and contingency coefficient that are 0.7 and 0.4 respectively. Research limitations/implications: A student’s survey was conducted at only one university. Questions were asked only according to the curriculum of the course “Labour Protection”. No survey for other training courses conducted. Practical implications: The research results are reasonable and can be applied at universities to improve the educational process of training specialists. Originality/value: It was proposed that students be trained using existing enterprises as a laboratory base and by the methods of statistics mathematical processing was substantiated the proposal feasibility.

scholarly journals Learning to evaluate – evaluating to learn

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Lyons ◽  
John Milton
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Simulation Data ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Collection Methods

This paper reports on the planning and implementation of an evaluation of the final prototype of a physical and computer based simulation in a postgraduate midwifery program. The evaluation framework was designed to reflect the pedagogy of Laurillard’s conversational framework, which had been used to structure the learning experiences in the simulation. Data collection methods and analysis highlighted the themes of discussion, interaction, reflection and adaptation of student learning actions as well as intrinsic feedback - all central to the conversational framework. An action learning approach to evaluation planning and implementation involving an external mentor is described in the following paper including the relationship to the conversational framework, the findings on the student learning environment and the student learning processes and outcomes. The lessons learned about evaluation are also elaborated.

scholarly journals Students Performance and Leadership Styles in Ghana Education Service : The Case of Mampong Municipal Assembly in Ashanti Region

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Richard Sarfo Gyasi ◽  
Cai Li ◽  
Isaac Gumah Akolgo ◽  
Yvonne Owusu-Ampomah
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ashanti Region ◽  
Education Service ◽  
Data Capturing ◽  
Municipal Assembly ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of leadership styles on academic performance in Junior High Schools (JHS) in Mampong in the Mampong Municipal Assembly of Ashanti Region in Ghana. The design for the study was a mixed study using both the qualitative and quantitative analyzes. It was a correlation survey designed to establish the relationship between leadership styles and academic performance in schools in Mampong in the Mampong Municipal Assembly. Data collected on the leadership styles of the school leaders were the independent variables and the academic performance as dependent variables. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22 and Epi-Info, a data capturing and analysis software. The study noted that unless the headmasters are well equipped with knowledge and skills in leadership they would not know if they have any influence on their schools and on academic work. The study also established that even though respondents agreed that a leadership style can affect academic performance, the headmasters do not gain the confidence of the stakeholders enough in order to build terms that can enhance quality of teaching and learning. Based on these establishments, it was recommended that teacher training institutions should incorporate in their curriculum, training in the art and science of leadership in order to groom leaders’ right from school. Again, it is recommended that compulsory continuous professional development in leadership should be institutionalized in Ghana Education Service (GES) for headmasters.

scholarly journals Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model and the Relationship With Academic Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-100
Author(s):  
Dyah Lestari Widaningrum ◽  
Hwi Chie Ho
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Organizational Demands ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
Educational Staff ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
The Relationship

The gap between organizational demands on employee competence and actual employee competence gives new challenges to the education industry to continually increase the readiness of its graduates. Teaching models are developed to produce graduates that are in accordance to the demands of the global competition. However in practice, educational staff often use the same model to all of their students (Blau, 2012), setting aside the importance of congruent concept in an effective pedagogical process (Akin-Little & Little, 2009). The current study is aimed to test the learning style of university engineering students based on the Felder-Silverman model and its role on academic performance. Results showed that engineering students in this study have the following learning style preferences: Active–Sensing–Visual–Global, which can be used as a base to design teaching methods, which will hopefully be able to provide better support to students‟ academic performance. Furthermore, a significant relationship between learning style for Active–Reflective dimension and academic performance was found, as indicated by their GPA.

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