This paper describes the main features about the concept of Learning Styles, highlighting contributions of the main models that define this concept; it shows the role of learning styles over academic performance focusing it towards the university population, which underlines the importance of the different styles used in the learning process, student's autonomy and the contributions to this learning process, which implies the understanding of how the student learns, this work also considers similarities and differences on the results of the research about Learning styles and its connection to the academic performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
This research paper presents a study aimed to determine the relationship between learning styles and strategies in the Universidad de Sucre (Colombia) Health Science students. The learning style preference was identified using the Scale Learning Strategies for College Students (ACRA De la Fuente and Justicia-Justicia). The relation between variables was observed with the Pearson coefficient of interrelation (significancia p:0.05). Results showed independence between learning styles and learning strategies within this career. No direct correlation was found between a style and any specific strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published
2012
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