Survey and analysis of online course learners' sensory learning style in military continuing education based on "containing" principle / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:Taking naval officers and soldiers participating in military continuing education as an example, to survey and analyze the sensory learning style of online course learners based on the "containing" principle, so as to provide reference for the reform and development of military continuing education.Methods:By convenient sampling, VARK (visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic questionnaire) learning style scale was distributed among naval officers and soldiers participating in military continuing education. Then based on the "containing" principle, it was analyzed whether the overall survey objects and different groups included visual (V), auditory (A), read and write (R), kinesthetic (K), and visual and auditory (VA) senses or not. A total of 10 000 questionnaires were distributed, among which 8 124 valid ones were collected. Statistical analysis was carried out by SPSS 25.0, and chi square test was used for the comparison of classified data, with the inspection level of α = 0.05. Results:Among the surveyed officers and soldiers, 52.8% contained V and 47.2% did not. It showed statistical differences among different regions, identities, nature of work and arms of the services ( χ2=29.70, 25.81, 13.06, 42.15; P<0.001, <0.001, =0.005, <0.001); 78.8% contained A and 21.2% did not. It showed significant differences among different regions and identities ( χ2=14.83, 9.77; P=0.002, 0.008); 68.8% contained R and 31.2% did not. It showed significant differences among different regions, identities, nature of units and arms of the services ( χ2= 8.92, 11.30, 7.72, 14.86; P=0.030, 0.004, 0.005, 0.011); 70.6% contained K and 29.4% did not. It showed statistical differences among different regions, identities, nature of work, nature of units and arms of the services ( χ2=48.93, 55.28, 25.57, 7.88, 72.99; P<0.001, <0.001, <0.001, =0.005, <0.001); 51.5% did not contain VA and 48.5% contained. It showed statistical differences among different regions, identities, nature of work and arms of the services ( χ2=41.04, 29.96, 16.59, 51.56; P<0.001, <0.001, =0.001, <0.001). Conclusion:Online learners mostly contain A, and online courses are in line with their style characteristics. The sensory learning style of online learning is influenced by demographic factors including category of regions, identities, nature of work, nature of units, category of arms, etc. Further suggestions of providing venues such as libraries and reading rooms, constructing virtual training courses, audio courses, articles, e-books and other forms of teaching resources are proposed.