Risk management learning strategies based on the learning styles of students in the Facultad de Recursos Naturales y del Ambiente – UNA

Abstract

The study was developed with students from the Facultad de Recursos Naturales y del Ambiente (FARENA) – Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA), under the assumption that knowledge of the learning styles (LS) of the student community allows to identify strategies for improving risk management learning. The methodology included context analysis and diagnosis of FARENA student learning styles, using the Honey – Alonso Learning Styles Questionnaire. The results indicate that students tend to use pragmatic and theoretical LS on a high scale, and the refl ective and active on a moderate scale; however, signifi cant diff erences were found by age, career and academic year. The fi ndings show that there is an opportunity to improve the learning of the Risk Management (RM), through teaching strategies - learning that take into consideration the learning styles of the student community. It is up to teachers to structure Learning Situations of the RM, which are consistent with the preferred styles of learning of men and women from each of the FARENA Careers