Deep, Surface, or Both? A Study of Occupational Therapy Students’ Learning Concepts
Author
Source
Occupational Therapy International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Students’ conceptualization of learning has been associated with their approaches to studying.
However, whether students’ learning concepts are associated with their personal characteristics is unknown.
Aim.
To investigate whether sociodemographic, education-related, and personal factors were associated with the learning concepts of Norwegian occupational therapy students.
Methods.
One hundred and forty-nine students (mean age 23.9 years, 79.2% women) participated in the study.
The employed self-report questionnaires included the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale.
Differences between student cohorts were analyzed with one-way analyses of variance and χ2 tests, whereas factors associated with the students’ learning concepts were analyzed with bivariate correlation and linear regression models.
Results.
The students’ mean scores on the deep and surface learning concept scales were similar.
Spending more time on the independent study was associated with having higher scores on the unidimensional learning concept measure.
Conclusions.
The students’ learning concept appears to encompass a surface concept as well as a deep concept of learning, and the two ways of conceptualizing learning were positively related to each other.
Over time, a mature deep concept may add to, rather than replace, a basic surface concept of learning.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bonsaksen, Tore. 2018. Deep, Surface, or Both? A Study of Occupational Therapy Students’ Learning Concepts. Occupational Therapy International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212420
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bonsaksen, Tore. Deep, Surface, or Both? A Study of Occupational Therapy Students’ Learning Concepts. Occupational Therapy International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212420
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bonsaksen, Tore. Deep, Surface, or Both? A Study of Occupational Therapy Students’ Learning Concepts. Occupational Therapy International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212420
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1212420