Learning Styles Preferences and Critical Thinking Disposition as A predictor of Student Goal Attainment

Mohamed Rashad Ebrahim, Rehab; Thabet, Mona

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.176795

Learning Styles Preferences and Critical Thinking Disposition as A predictor of Student Goal Attainment

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University,

² Nursing administration (nursing education), Faculty of Nursing, Minia University

10.21608/ejhc.2021.176795

Abstract

Nursing profession students have multiple challenges that stimulate them to use different learning
styles and acquire more skills as problem solving, decision making, critical thinking and goal
attainment. The aim of the study was to investigate the learning style preferences and critical
thinking disposition as a predictor of student goal attainment. Design: was a cross sectional
correlational design. Setting was Faculty of Nursing at Benha University and Minia University.
Subjects: systematic random sample of 30% of total number of students during academic year
2020/2021 (sample size=1415). Tools: Three tools were used to collect data for this current study
including I- learning styles preferences questionnaire, II-California critical thinking dispositions
inventory scale and III- Goal attainment scale. Results: all students of both Faculties of Nursing
(Benha and Minia Universities) scored high score for multi-modal learning style, and high score for
critical thinking dispositions, as well high level of goal attainment. Conclusion: there were positive
correlations between learning styles, critical thinking dispositions, as well goal attainment among
nursing students at both study setting. Recommendations: Students should be encouraged to
determine their learning style to help them be more critical thinker and have goal attainment skill.

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