An analysis of thinking preferences across three health care disciplines

dc.contributor.authorWium, Anna-Marie
dc.contributor.authorPitout, Susara J.S. (Hanlie)
dc.contributor.authorHuman, Anri
dc.contributor.authorDu Toit, Pieter Hertzog
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-16T08:42:14Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThree lecturers respectively in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy (SLPA, OT and PT) at a public Higher Education Institution in South Africa collaborated to determine thinking preferences. The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI®) was used to collect data from three lecturers while an adapted version of the HBDI® was used to collect data from second year students and colleagues in the three disciplines. The results from students showed a trend towards left brain dominance with a primary preference for the B-quadrant mode of thinking. The students’ brain dominance did not necessarily correlate with those of the lecturers or their colleagues. The results created a better understanding of students’ thinking preferences, made lecturers more accountable and emphasised the importance of making provision for diversity in teaching and learning. Less preferred ways of thinking need to be challenged with a view to promoting ‘whole brain’ thinking.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2017-06-30
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/riie20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationA. M. Wium, H. Pitout, A. Human & P. H. du Toit (2017) An analysis of thinking preferences across three health care disciplines, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 54:1, 33-41, DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2015.1117010.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1470-3297 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1470-3300 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/14703297.2015.1117010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/51404
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Taylor and Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Innovations in Education and Teaching International, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 33-41, 2017. doi : 10.1080/14703297.2015.1117010. Innovations in Education and Teaching International is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/riie20.en_ZA
dc.subjectHerrmann Brain Dominanceen_ZA
dc.subjectInstrument (HBDI®)en_ZA
dc.subjectThinking preferencesen_ZA
dc.subjectLearning styleen_ZA
dc.subjectWhole brain learningen_ZA
dc.subjectHealth care sciencesen_ZA
dc.titleAn analysis of thinking preferences across three health care disciplinesen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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