Learning Styles of Undergraduate Nursing Students of Boromarajonani College of Nursing Yala

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the learning styles of nursing students and to examine the relationship between learning styles and academic years. The population consisted of 339 undergraduate nursing students, from Year 1 to Year 4, enrolled in the 2025 academic year at Boromarajonani College of Nursing Yala. A census study was conducted to include the entire population. The research instrument was a learning style questionnaire based on the Grasha-Riechmann model, with a Cronbach’s alpha reliability of .916. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency and percentage, and the relationship was tested using the Chi-Square test.

          The results revealed that: 1) The predominant learning style among nursing students was the Collaborative style (57.8%), followed by the Multimodal style (20.9%) and the Dependent style (13.6%). 2) There was a statistically significant relationship between academic years and learning styles at the .05 level (X²= 33.873, p = .001). Specifically, as students progressed to higher academic years, the proportion of the Collaborative learning style tended to decrease, whereas the proportion of the Multimodal learning style showed an increasing trend.

          These findings suggest that educators should design learning activities that promote collaboration. Furthermore, for students in higher academic years, a variety of instructional methods should be implemented to accommodate their increasing learning flexibility and diverse styles.