(2177) ANALYSIS OF THE DOMINANT MODE OF THINKING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS OF STUDIES USING THE FOUR BRAIN MODEL OF HERMANN

摘要

In the university context teachers usually design different learning activities which may result inunequal results. Among many others, one of the factors that should be considered is personal thinkingmode, which is related to the way each person reasons and learns. This study extends the resultsabout the thinking style of students obtained in a previous one [1], with more students and moredegrees. The thinking style has been identified with a simplified questionnaire based on theHermann's four brain model in which four brain profiles are identified: A (logical), B (sequential), C(interpersonal) and D (imaginative). Students from Journalism, Industrial Design, BusinessAdministration and Computational Math with Computer Engineer have participated in this study. Theresults show that in the degree of Journalism the main profile is B nearly followed by D. In the degreeof Industrial Design Engineering the main profile is D. In the degree of Computational Math the mainprofile is A. Profile B, is the most common in Business Administration. This results are compared withprevious ones and can help teachers to understand how their students think and, therefore, to developlearning activities in a more successful way.