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Revista Cubana de Educación Médica Superior 2012; 26 (1)

Blended learning and learning styles in university students of the health areas

Camacho JA, Chiappe LA, López DC

Language: Spanish
References: 71
Page: 27-44
PDF size: 94.65 Kb.


ABSTRACT

This article described the development of a research study that revealed the encouragement of learning styles as a result of the interaction among university students from a health area, through the blended learning environment designed from an experiential learning perspective. This research study had two phases: the first one was a quantitative approach based on a descriptive cross-sectional design to identify the learning styles and their correlation with academic performance. The second one was qualitative-oriented and developed as a case study to analyze the perception of satisfaction of and the difficulties faced by the students in relation to this blended learning strategy. The final conclusions made special emphasis on the relationships among the learning styles, the academic performance, the level of satisfaction and the factors restricting the learning process.


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