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THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS

FİZYOTERAPİ ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE BİREYSEL ÖĞRENME STİLLERİNİN ÖNEMİ

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In other words, physiother- apy education which is designed by taking these four dimensions (reflective, sensitive, visual and sequential) into consideration will be more significant for physiotherapy students.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: Individual multidimensional characteristics of each student should be investigated in order to understand the information acquisition and processing styles while determining and evaluating their subjective learning styles.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: Individual learning styles of 63 undergraduate level physiotherapy students were determined by using 44 variables of The Turkish Version of Learning Styles Questionnaire which was developed by Barbara A.
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Conclusion & Impact:In other words, physiother- apy education which is designed by taking these four dimensions (reflective, sensitive, visual and sequential) into consideration will be more significant for physiotherapy students.
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Purpose: Individual multidimensional characteristics of each student should be investigated in order to understand the information acquisition and processing styles while determining and evaluating their subjective learning styles. Since being practice-based and multidisci- plinary in nature, physiotherapy education involves different competencies and skills than other health professions. Therefore, it is far important to identify the learning styles of stu- dents. The aim of this study was to investigate learning styles of the physiotherapy students and so, developing recommendations for effective and efficient physiotherapy education. Method: Individual learning styles of 63 undergraduate level physiotherapy students were determined by using 44 variables of The Turkish Version of Learning Styles Questionnaire which was developed by Barbara A. Soloman and Richard M. Felder. In the survey, there are 11 variables in each of the four sub-parameters: processing knowledge (active-reflective), knowledge detection (sensing-intuitive), data input (visual-verbal), and knowledge compre- hension (sequential-global). Results: In active/reflective category, 33.3% of the students were found to be extrovert-bal- anced and 31.7% introvert-balanced. In sensitive/intensive category, 44.4% of the students were found to be sensitive moderate. 39.7% of the students were found to be visual moder- ate. In sequential/global category 41.3% of the students were found to be sequential mod- erate. Discussion: Results of moderate and balanced preferences show that physiotherapy stu- dents can learn more easily if educational settings were made according to the preferences into four categories reflective, sensitive, visual and sequential . In other words, physiother- apy education which is designed by taking these four dimensions (reflective, sensitive, visual and sequential) into consideration will be more significant for physiotherapy students.

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Amaç: Kişisel özellik gösteren öğrenme stilini belirleme ve değerlendirmede, bilgiyi edinme ve işleme stilini anlamak için her bir öğrencinin bireysel çok boyutlu özelliklerinin araştırılması gerekir. Pratiğe dayalı ve çok disiplinlilik özelliği gösteren, diğer sağlık çalışanlarına oranla farklı yetkinlikler gerektiren fizyoterapi öğrencilerinin öğrenme stillerinin belirlenmesi önem- lidir. Araştırmanın amacı, fizyoterapi eğitimi alan öğrencilerin bireysel öğrenme stillerinin analizini yapmak ve eğitimin etkili ve verimli yapılabilmesi için alınması gereken önlemler konusunda öneriler geliştirmektir. Yöntem: Lisans düzeyinde fizyoterapi eğitimi alan 63 öğrencinin bireysel öğrenme stilleri, Barbara A. Soloman ve Richard M. Felder tarafından geliştirilen Öğrenme Stilleri Anketinin 44 değişkenli Türkçe versiyonu kullanılarak belirlendi. Ankette, bilgiyi işleme dışa dönük-i- çe dönük, bilgiyi algılama duyusal-sezgisel, bilgi girişi görsel-sözel ve bilgiyi anlamada sıra- sal-bütüncül olarak belirlenen 4 alt parametrenin her biri ile ilgili 11 değişken bulunmaktadır. Sonuçlar: Dışa dönük/içe dönük kategorisinde öğrencilerin %33.3ü dışa dönük dengeli iken %31.7si içe dönük dengeli, duyusal/sezgisel kategorisinde ise öğrencilerin %44.4i duyusal ılımlı, %39.7sinin eğilimi görsel ılımlı, sırasal/bütüncül kategorisinde %41.3ünün seçimi sıra- sal ılımlı şeklinde olmuştur. Tartışma: Ilımlı ve dengeli tercih sonuçları, dışa dönük, duyusal, görsel ve sırasal boyutlara ağırlık verilen öğretim ortamlarında fizyoterapi öğrencilerinin daha kolay anlayabileceğini göstermektedir. Diğer bir deyişle dışadönük, duyusal, görsel ve sırasal boyutlara önem veri- lerek hazırlanan eğitim fizyoterapi öğrencileri için daha önemli olacaktır.

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DEMİR, P. Y., ÇIRAK, Y., YELVAR, G. D. Y., DALKILINÇ, M., KÖMÜRCÜ, M. (2014). THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS. Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 1, 1–7. https://ajindex.com/articles/417110

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