Using VARK to assess changes in learning preferences of nursing students at a public university in Jordan: Implications for teaching

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1546-1549

  AlKhasawneh, Esraa ^a,b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Jordan; Learning preferences; Nursing students; Teaching; VARK

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84885957267     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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