Learning Styles Preferences and its Relation to Peer Support among Nursing Students. | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 564-578 PDF (600.9 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2025.420169 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Asmaa Mohamed Abd Alfatah Mohamed1; Nora Ahmed Abd Allah Mohamed2; Hanaa Samir Abd El-Aziz Elsaiad2 | ||||
| 1Nursing Teacher at Toukh Nursing Secondary School | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration- Faculty of Nursing- Benha University- Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Understanding learning style preferences is essential in fostering effective peer support among students. Nursing students who have different approaches of learning styles significantly impact their interactions within a group. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess learning styles preferences and its relation to peer support among nursing students. Research design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized. Research Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Subjects: A stratified random sampling consisted of (1129) out of (3968) nursing students from the four levels at academic year (2023/2024). Tools of data collection: Two tools were used to collect the data: Tool I) Learning Styles Preferences Questionnaire consisted of two parts: A: Personal characteristics of nursing students, B: Learning styles preferences questionnaire and Tool II) Peer Support Questionnaire. Results: The highest preferred learning style was related to collaborative style, and more than half of nursing students had high peer support level. Conclusion: There was a highly statistical significant relation between independent style, collaborative style, dependent style and participation style and peer support among nursing students. And, there was statistically significant negative relation with competitive style, while there was no statistically significant negative relation with avoidant style. Recommendations: Enhancing peer support programs through expand mentorship initiatives that focus on emotional, informational, and instructional support to strengthen peer relationships and academic performance. Matching learning style with their study strategies to optimize retention, improve understanding, and enhance overall academic performance. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Learning style; Nursing Students; Peer support and Preferences | ||||
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