Abstract
ABSTRACT
This paper reports an evaluation of learning styles among traditional and nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy students. The results are based on a 12-item validated questionnaire, the Kolb Learning Style Inventory. Fifty-six traditional students were surveyed during their third professional year, prior to beginning senior clerkship experiences. Seventy-six nontraditional students completed the inventory in a similar fashion just prior to entering clerkship experiences. The results were similar, with the majority of both groups exhibiting learning styles of an assimilator. The traits of four learning styles are discussed, as are teaching and study strategies which may improve learning by the pharmacy student.