Estilos de aprendizaje de los Estudiantes de la Facultad de Negocios de la Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua de Panamá

Abstract

This research describes the learning styles of the students of the Business School from the Catholic University Santa María La Antigua in Panama. We know that the mission of the university revolves around teaching, research, and extension. Focusing attention on the first one, the teaching acquires meaning in the function of the learning that it promotes. However, the university maintains in general terms a system in which there is no constant monitoring of learning. Knowing the learning curve is important to define the learning strategies that must be developed in the classroom.
The results of the study showed that the sample of students from the School of Business from Catholic University Santa María La Antigua had an average age of 20.4 years and that 52.2% are male. About 49.4% (156 students) are of the Bachelor's Degree in International Business. By measuring the learning style of students at the USMA School of Business, we see that convergent and accommodated types prevail. 36.4% are convergent and 35.8 are accommodated. On the other hand, 14.2% are assimilators and 13.6% are divergent.
Product of the knowledge in the prevailing learning style, it is determined that it is necessary to encourage cooperative work, they stimulate the teaching-learning process, where participation and socialization are favored. Also, it avoids the mechanical memorization of teaching material, and that the student stops being a receiver to be an actor of their learning and manager of their knowledge.
The research leads us to point out that teachers of the Business School at USMA must develop didactic strategies such as Business Simulators, Investigations, and use of Statistical Programs, Fairs and Exhibitions, Open Exposure, Case Study, Conceptual Map, and networking semantics.