Learning Styles of University Students in a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the learning styles of university students in an occupational therapy program in a Hispanic-serving institution. Forty-four university students completed the Self-Directed Learning Style Check. This 80-item questionnaire identifies preferred self-directed learning styles and corresponding strategies to enhance learning. Analysis revealed a preference for the learning styles of organizing, personalizing, doing, and imagining in contrast to the styles of reflecting, collaborating, observing, and envisioning. Strategies to facilitate learning by building on preferred learning styles, while also encouraging flexibility of learning strategies, are presented.

KEYWORDS:

• Instructional improvement
• Mexican-American students
• learner-centered