• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.123-138
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of applying the Question-Answer Relationship (QAR)strategy on the attitude toward science of the elementary fifth grade students whose learning styles have beenidentified. The population of the study constitutes the total of 97 elementary fifth grade students who wereassigned into a comparison (n=48) or experimental group (n=49). To understandhow the QAR strategy potentially influencedscientific attitude, both groups were surveyedin the areas of scientific attitude before and after the experiment. TheKolb's Test was used to identifythe students' learning stylein the experimental group. According tothe learners' learning style, the results have been compared and analyzed. The results of this study are as follows:First, the findings revealed a significant difference in the experimental group students' attitude toward sciencecompared to the comparison group. Second, four learning styles were identified among the studentsin theexperimental group: a) Accommodators (46.9%), b) Convergers (24.5%), c) Divergers (20.4%), and d) Assimilator (8.2%). Following the data analysis, there was no meaningful statistical difference between four groups oflearning styles with respect to their scientific attitude.Applyingthe QAR strategy in a science class seemed toimprove the accommodators, convergers, and divergers' scientific attitude positively.

• The Journal of Korean society of community based occupational therapy
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.65-73
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• 2012

Objective : The purpose of this study is to provide basic information for professional education by investigating to learning styles and achievement goal of the first year students in the department of occupational therapy and physical therapy. Methods : 123 first year students of the department of occupational therapy and physical therapy filled out a questionnaire in Gyeongbuk and Kangwon Province. In this study, Kolb's Learning Styles and Elliot & Church's Achievement Goal were used, and to analyze, Pearson correlation, chi-square were used. Results : The results of the study were as follows. 'Accommodator' was the preferred learning type for students, while 'diverger' was not. Collage students differed from university students in learning styles. A mastery level was the preference in the academic goal types of the students. Male students received higher grades on performance approach goals than female and student of department of physical therapy received higher grades on performance avoidance goals than students in the department of occupational therapy. There is a coefficient of correlation between performance avoidance goal and converger learning type. Therefore, first year students in the department of occupational therapy were not differed from the department of physical therapy in academic achievement but collage students differed from university students in learning styles. Conclusion : From these results, we suggested some effective teaching/learning methods based on the mastery achievement goal. An educational approach is necessary for understanding of the students' individual learning styles and achievement goal characteristics are account for students' individual negative/positive characteristics.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.200-206
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze nursing students' learning styles and relationship of learning style to participation and academic achievement. Method: The study participants were nursing students in C college learning through problem based learning (PBL). Data were collected using a questionnaire which included Kolb's learning styles. Performance evaluation and paper examination were used to evaluate academic achievement. Results: Most of the students had converger type learning style. Student with a tendency to abstract conceptualization, such as converger type and assimilator type, preferred discussion and presentation. The students with converger type learning style participated and achieved better than students with diverger style. Conclusion: The results indicate that learning style was related to participation and academic achievement. Therefore in order to use PBL effectively, facilitators should consider students' learning styles.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.343-350
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• 2013

Objectives : The objective of this study is to analyze about learning styles and self-regulated learning strategies of dental hygiene students and to find methods that may increase learning outcomes by selecting effective learning methods. Methods : The subjects of this study are 524 dental hygiene students in region of chonbuk from May, 2012 to June, 2012. collected informations are analyzed with SPSS. Results : 1. 38.1%, assimilator is most of learning styles of dental hygiene students, followed by 29.7%, converger, 16.2%, diverger, 15.8%, accommodator. 2. 28.0%, converger and diverger are most of subjects whose grade score is between 2.0-2.9, 41.50%, accommodator is most of 3.0-3.4, and 41.61% accommodator is most of 3.5-3.9, and 28.0%, converger is most of subjects whose grade score is more than 4.0. this results has statistically signification(p<0.01). 3. $8.71{\pm}1.78$, assimilation strategy is most self-regulated learning strategies of dental hygiene students, followed by $8.26{\pm}1.94$, control strategy, $7.52{\pm}2.00$, memorization strategy. accommodator is most showed $7.82{\pm}2.24$, $9.13{\pm}1.74$, $8.71{\pm}2.20$ in memorization strategy, assimilation strategy, control strategy. 4. It is showed that assimilator is significantly related with satisfaction for major(p<0.01), accommodator is significantly related with academic records(p<0.05), and diverger is significantly negative related with academic records, through the results of the analysis of factors that affects learning styles. Conclusions : Organizing above results, It is considered that instructor needs to acknowledge learning styles of students through understanding about various learning styles of students, and may has to develop suitable teaching method for students based on that.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.13-22
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine learning styles and preferred learning methods of undergraduate nursing students in Korea. Method: Data was collected from 724 nursing students at five universities in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, a self-report questionnaire was completed. Result: Learning styles of nursing students were diverger 43.5%, accommodator 36.7%, assimilator 10.8%, or converger 9.0% Learning styles were significantly different related to preferred future clinical practice area and grade. Furthermore, active experimentation(AE) learning mode was significantly different by grade. Concrete experience(CE), conceptualization(AC), and active experimentation(AE) learning modes were significantly different preferred future clinical practice area. preferred learning methods were lecture 40.7%, clinical practice 37.2%, self-directed learning 8.7%, laboratory practice 8.0%, and group discussion 5.4%. Preferred learning methods were significantly different by learning styles and grade. Lecture was preferred in diverger and assimilator. Clinical practice was preferred in accommodator and converger. Styles Conclusion: This study suggested that nursing education should be applied to nursing students after examining learning styles and preferred learning methods. In conclusion, nursing educators should help to develop various learning modes for student's balanced learning capabilities.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.355-364
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was designed to explore the influencing factors on self-directed learning ability of nursing students and to investigate the relationship between learning style, learning attitude, and self-directed learning ability. Methods: The study sample was composed of 263 nursing students. Data were collected from March 8th to April 7th, 2011 using a questionnaire which included Kolb's learning style inventory, learning attitude inventory, and self-directed learning ability inventory. Results: Learning styles of the subjects were assimilator 33.8%, converger 31.9%, accommodator 24.7%, and diverger 9.5%. There was no significant difference in learning styles among grades. However, the total mean score of learning attitude (F=8.30, p<.001) and self-directed learning ability (F=2.85, p=.038) significantly differed among grades. Learning attitude positively correlated to self-directed learning ability (r=.62, p<.001). Learning attitude was the most significant predictor and accounted for 36.5% of the variance in self-directed leaning ability in nursing students. Conclusion: It is important for students to use all four learning styles rather than to rely solely on one style. There should be more emphasis placed on the development of positive learning attitude and self-directed learning ability of nursing students.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.155-163
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effect of confidence for drug calculation in the relationship between interest in medication and drug calculation competency using learning style. Methods: Participants in this study were 421 nursing students from Busan and Kyungnam province. The scales of learning style, interest in medication, importance of perception, confidence for drug calculation, and drug calculation competency for nursing students were used in this study. Descriptive statistics, $X^2$-test, t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression were used for data analysis. Results: Learning styles of the participants were diverger 19.0%, accommodator 30.9%, converger 21.1%, and assimilator 29.0%. The drug dose calculation competency of participants was relatively low with a mean score 66.73. There were significant positive correlations among drug dose calculation competency, interest in medication (r=.31, p<.001), and confidence for drug calculation (r=.44, p<.001). Confidence for drug calculation was a moderator between interests in medication and drug calculation competency. Conclusion: Based on the result of this study, confidence for drug calculation promoting strategy such as medication reconciliation and various learning technology for improving drug calculation competency are needed.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1521-1530
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• 2000

This descriptive study identifies nursing students' methods of studying related to the learning stages, based on a sample of 251 nursing students in a Korean university. The main findings of the study are as follows. The major learning styles of nursing students were accomodation (68.6%), divergen (53.6%), and convergence (38.8%) for the first, second, third, and fourth year group. For all students, the majority (71.3%) showed accomodation or the divergence. The learning styles for grade level were significantly different, (x2=110.021, df=9, p=0.001). The stage of concrete experience was the majority for all of the first year group (51.8%), the second year group (57.1%), and the third year group (61.3%). But, active experimentation (41.9%) was the majority for the fourth year group. Also there were significant differences between the stages of learning by age (x22= 64.391, df=9, p=0.001). The most significant result of the study was the establishment of different modes of learning stages by year, thus supporting the experiential learning theory. The greatest change of style from the first year group to the second year group was reflective observation (7.3%longrightarrow12.9%). That from the second year group to the third year group was the abstractive conceptualization (14.3%longrightarrow21.3%); and that from the third year group to the fourth year group was active experimentation (12.0%longrightarrow41.9%). This reflects the same cycle as indicated by the experimental learning theory of Kolb. According to the study, nursing students' learning stages tended to be more unbalanced as year increases. Therefore this calls for a careful review of the current nursing curriculum.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.64-76
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to identify the difference in learning styles, learning stages, and preferred nursing specialties between two groups of nursing programs, regular BSN and RN-BSN. The survey instrument was a simplified version of the Kolb's Learning-Style Instrument which was developed by the researcher, a self- reported learning style questionnaire with twelve questions related to the four learning stages. The sample of the study was the 218 nursing students in a university in Korea which consisted of 58 junior and 67 senior students in the regular BSN program, and 58 junior and 35 senior students in the RN-BSN program. Main findings of the study were as the following. 1) Over all, the major learning style was either the diverger or the accomodator; the most preferred learning stage was the concrete experience and the leastly preferred learning stage was the abstractive conceptualization learning stage; and the most preferred nursing specialty in the future was the clinical nursing. 2) Students in the BSN program preferred four learning stages with rather equal proportion, whereas the students in the RN-BSN program preferred the concrete experience learning stage as high as 60.3% and the abstractive conceptualization learning stage as low as 9.5%. 3)For the future career, the junior students of both programs preferred clinical and educational nursing areas, and the senior students of both programs preferred clinical and research areas. The main reason of the difference seemed to result from the different courses such as Health Education or Teaching Method for the juniors and the Nursing Research for the seniors of both groups. Because the sample of the study was limited to a university, it is difficult to generalize the study results for the entire nursing students in Korea. Continuous studies with larger numbers of nursing students and nurse educators, and experimental studies measuring the effects of new curricula are needed for the future.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.334-342
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• 2012

Purpose: This descriptive study was done to identify the academic achievement, self-directed learning (SDL), and critical thinking disposition (CTD) of nursing students according to their learning styles. Method: The participants were 240 nursing students. Data were collected using structured questionnaires which included Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, Academic Achievement in Fundamental Nursing and Health Assessment, Self Directed Learning Readiness Scale, and California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory. Data were analyzed using ${\chi}^2$ test, ANOVA, Pearson' correlation coefficients, and Spearman rank correlation coefficient. Results: One third of respondents were shown to be Convergers in their learning style (33.3%). The Academic Achievement of students who were Convergers was significantly higher than those who were Divergers or Accommodators (F=5.95, p=.001). The SDL and CTD of students who were Convergers were significantly higher than Divergers and Assimilators (F=9.67, p<.001 and F=8.42, p<.001). No significant correlations were found between Academic Achievement and SDL or CTD, but a statistically significant positive correlation was found between SDL and CTD (r=.68, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that learning style influences academic achievement, SDL and CTD.