Cognitive and learning stylistic characteristics in physiotherapy students of the Ibero-American university corporation Características estilísticas cognitivas y de aprendizaje en los estudiantes de fisioterapia de la corporación universitaria iberoamericana

Abstract

Introduction: this article describes the results found in a research that aimed to identify Learning and Cognitive Styles in Physiotherapy students, belonging to the Ibero-American University Corporation Bogotá Headquarters.

Materials and methods: a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design was carried out. The total participating population was 604 students, the instrument used was the Kolb Test and the Masked Figures Test.

Results: it was found that the predominant cognitive style of the students was Accommodator, who have greater ability to carry out action-oriented plans and who adapt to immediate circumstances; Regarding the Learning Style, the Field Independent dimension predominated, which is understood according to Frank (1983), as those with a tendency to perceive information analytically and without being influenced by the context. Subsequently, the most used teaching strategies for each subject were recognized, recognizing a greater use of practical and theoretical teaching strategies and to a lesser extent reflective ones. New research is necessary to also identify teacher teaching styles and thus establish the relationship between the characteristics of both actors that allow establishing improvement strategies in the formation of said community.

Conclusions: it is important to create pedagogical spaces according to the particular characteristics of the Physiotherapy student, to generate from the training the reflective and critical capacity from the comprehensive training as proposed by the institution.