Learning styles and academic outcome among nursing Students-Systematic review Nayak Shalini G1, D'Souza Prima J J2,* 1Assistant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 2Assistant Professor, Fundamentals of Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author: Prima J J D'Souza Assistant Professor Fundamentals of Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India-576104 Email: prima.jj@manipal.edu
Online published on 25 September, 2018. Abstract Background Learning is a dynamic process and changes from person to person. Present day learners, in healthcare sector need to be competent to gain the quick access to the knowledge and skills in the technologically advancing world. Method The purpose of this systematic review was to find the learning styles adapted by nursing students and its relationship with academic outcome. A comprehensive literature search was done between November and December 2016, using the MeSH words and key words such as learning, learning styles, learning approaches, academic success, academic results, academic achievements, students, learner, nursing students and Boolean operators from four online data bases such as PubMed, Ovid Medline, Proquest and CINAHL for the articles published between 2005 and 2016. A narrative synthesis approach of analysis was adopted for summarizing the findings. Results Total of 1, 840 articles were identified. After quality appraisal and based on the inclusion criteria, six research articles were found relevant for data extraction for the review. Out of these, three studies were exclusively conducted among nursing students, and five different types of learning style assessment tools were used among these six studies. Academic achievement was mainly assessed through academic marks and academic grade points. Conclusion Learning style is unique for each learner. Teachers should understand learning style of student to encourage the new ways of learning to improve the learning outcome. Top Keywords Learning style, learning approach, academic outcome, academic achievements, nursing student. Top |