Differences in Approaches to Learning Between Occupational Therapy Students in the USA and Norway.

OCCUPATIONAL therapy education; CROSS-sectional method; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); ACCREDITATION; T-test (Statistics); SEX distribution; QUESTIONNAIRES; MULTIPLE regression analysis; UNIVERSITIES & colleges; AGE distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; OCCUPATIONAL therapy students; RESEARCH; ABILITY; LEARNING strategies; GOVERNMENT regulation; TRAINING; EDUCATIONAL attainment

NORWAY; UNITED States

Students approach learning in different ways, and this study aimed to examine and understand differences in learning approaches between occupational therapy students in Norway and the USA. A total of 321 students, from two universities in the USA and six higher education institutions in Norway, completed the short version of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students. The data were analyzed with linear regression analyses. U.S. students had substantially higher scores on the strategic approach and higher scores on the deep approach, compared to the Norwegian students. Differences may be due to different national regulations and levels of education required for entering the programs, or personal factors such as predisposition for learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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