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- Title
Estilos de aprendizaje y rendimiento académico de universitarios de Educación Física chilenos.
- Authors
Serra-Olivares, Jaime; Muñoz Valverde, Carlos Leonel; Cejudo Armero, Consuelo; Gil Madrona, Pedro; Margarita Salazar, Ciria
- Abstract
The relationship between learning styles and academic performance of physical education students at the Temuco Catholic University 2015/16 was analysed (n = 122). Participants completed the CHAEA-36 questionnaire and data were analysed by academic year, age and gender. The findings showed a predominance of a combined style of learning (56%) and the active learning style (21%). No significant relationship between learning styles and academic year (x² = 14.324; p =.575) nor age (x² = 14.324; p =.575) were observed. However, the inferential analysis showed a significant relationship between learning styles and gender (x² = 11.257; p =.024). Finally, students with an active learning style demonstrated significantly lower academic performance than their peers using pragmatic (F = 9.517; p = .011) and combined (F = 14.625; p = .013) learning styles. No other significant differences were observed. These findings show the importance of approaching teachers basic training from a flexible perspective, adapting it to learners' cultural and educational context. In this sense, new research studies that analyse the relationship between learning styles and academic performance, mainly from the gender perspective, are needed.
- Subjects
CHILE; COGNITIVE styles; ACADEMIC ability; PHYSICAL education students (Education students); HIGHER education; COLLEGE students; TEACHER training
- Publication
Retos: Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 2017, Vol 32, p62
- ISSN
1579-1726
- Publication type
Article