| Literature DB >> 21982307 |
Sandra E Zwolsman1, Nynke van Dijk, Anita A H Verhoeven, Wouter de Ruijter, Margreet Wieringa-de Waard.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Learning styles determine how people manage new information. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) involves the management of information in clinical practice. As a consequence, the way in which a person uses EBM can be related to his or her learning style. In order to tailor EBM education to the individual learner, this study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between an individual's learning style and EBM competence (knowledge/skills, attitude, behaviour).Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21982307 PMCID: PMC3207915 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-81
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Med Educ ISSN: 1472-6920 Impact factor: 2.463
Figure 1Learning Style Quadrants. Freely adapted from Kolb & Kolb 2005 and Honey & Mumford 1992
Baseline characteristics of 140 GP trainees and their learning styles
| n | 140 | 26 | 19 | 47 | 28 | 20 | |
| % | 71% | 69% | 53% | 77% | 82% | 60% | |
| 29% | 31% | 47% | 23% | 18% | 40% | ||
| mean ± SD | 29.3 ± 3.3 | 28.8 ± 2.4 | 30.6 ± 4.1 | 29.6 ± 3.8 | 28.8 ± 2.2 | 29.2 ± 3.6 | |
| median IQR | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (2-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 1 (0.25-2) | |
| % | 28% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 33% | 35% | |
| % | 90% | 92% | 100% | 92% | 86% | 80% | |
| % | 83% | 77% | 63% | 89% | 89% | 90% | |
| % | 38% | 24% | 37% | 41% | 43% | 40% | |
| % | 12% | 4% | 11% | 20% | 7% | 10% |
*Not included in Medical Science studies at Bachelor's or Master's level
Information-seeking behaviour of 140 Dutch GP trainees
| - | 40.9% | 47.7% | 0.7% | |
| - | 26.8% | 29.2% | - | |
| 2.2% | 27.6% | 16.9% | 14.7% | |
| 51.4% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 73.5% | |
| 46.4% | - | - | 11.0% |
Appraising articles per learning style quadrant
| 1 (1-3) | 1 (1-3) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-3) | 1 (1-2.25) | 2 (1-3) | 0.46 | |
| 1 (1-2.75) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-3) | 1 (1-2) | 2 (1-3) | 0.36 | |
| 2 (1-4) | 1 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 3 (1-4) | 2 (1-3.25) | 2 (1-4) | 0.59 | |
| 3 (1-4) | 3 (1-4) | 2 (1-3) | 3 (1-4) | 2 (1-3.25) | 2.5 (1-4) | 0.91 |
Variables influencing the decision-making process in GP trainees per learning style
| 4 (3-4) | 4 (3.25-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 0.17 | |
| 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 3 (3-4) | 3 (3-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3 (3-4) | 0.02 | |
| 4 (3-4) | 4 (4-4) | 3.5 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 3 (3-4) | 0.49 | |
| 4 (3-4) | 4 (3.25-4) | 4 (3.75-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (3-4) | 0.72 | |
| 3 (3-4) | 3 (3-4) | 3 (3-3.25) | 3 (3-4) | 3 (3-4) | 3 (2.25-4) | 0.50 | |
| 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (4-4) | 4 (3.25-4) | 0.79 | |
| 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-4) | 0.87 |
BM knowledge/skills and attitude in GP trainees
| 6.8 (6.4-7.2) | 63 (61.3-64.3) | |
| 6.4 (5.6-7.2) | 62 (58.3-65.5) | |
| 7.7 (6.7-8.8) | 61 (56.5-66.2) | |
| 6.4 (5.7-7.1) | 62 (59.4-64.7) | |
| 7.1 (6.1-8.1) | 63 (59.7-65.9) | |
| 7.2 (5.9-8.4) | 67 (63.1-71.5) |