Background: Learning styles, as individual characteristics, form and evolve as we grow older, which in turn may improve the students' educational outcomes. Identifying factors that contribute to ...learning styles helps us further to better achieve this goal. Objectives: The present study aimed to, firstly, determine learning styles and, secondly, investigating their relationship with self-esteem and self-efficacy. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 150 nursing students were selected through a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using VARK standard questionnaire, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and Sherer self-efficacy scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS v22 by descriptive and analytical tests. Results: The mean age of participating students was 21.04 ± 3.43 years. Overall, 83.2% of them preferred one learning style. The most common preferred style was "auditory style". Mean scores of self-esteem and self-efficacy were 21.25 ± 5.07 and 62.66 ± 7.31, respectively. No significant relationship was observed between students' self-esteem and self-efficacy with their learning styles (P > 0.05). Conclusions: Determining students’ preferences for learning style is the first step to improve their educational outcomes.
In this article, a 2-D analytical electromagnetic model based on the separation of variables method (SVM) is proposed for spoke-type interior permanent magnet (PM) slotless machines. The novelties ...and contributions consist of: 1) considering the finite permeability of interpole irons of the rotor and 2) considering the rotor as a single composite subdomain. In addition, the structure is reduced to 1/p or 0.5/p, where p is the number of poles, because of the possibility of anti-periodic and symmetric field distribution. The proposed model is effective both in terms of preprocessing formulation and computational burden. It is shown that the motor quantity calculations will solely require the magnetic vector potential, which is directly obtained from SVM formulation. The results of the proposed analytical model are compared with those of the finite element method, showing the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed model.
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