title: Identifying different learning styles to enhance the learning experience.
abstract: Identifying your preferred learning style can be a useful way to optimise learning opportunities, and can help learners to recognise their strengths and areas for development in the way that learning takes place. It can also help teachers (educators) to recognise where additional activities are required to ensure the learning experience is robust and effective. There are several models available that may be used to identify learning styles. This article discusses these models and considers their usefulness in healthcare education. Models of teaching styles are also considered.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D013663:Teaching; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: adult learning; continuing professional development; education; learning preferences; learning styles; nurse education; teaching styles