APPPENDIX III

LETTER OF ASSENT

University of Santo Tomas
College of Nursing
Espaa, Manila


March 26, 2014


Greetings in the name of St. Thomas Aquinas!

We are the 4th year students from BSN Section 1 RLE 1B Batch 2015 and we are
currently conducting a descriptive correlational study entitled:

Correlates of Learning Styles, Gender, Year Levels and Critical Thinking Among
Nursing Students.

The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of nursing students from
different year levels about their learning style used in their lecture or discussion class.
Moreover, the research aims to know if students self-reported perceptions about
learning style will differ among each year level.
The following are the research questions of the study:

1. To what extent does the nursing students prefer to use the following
learning styles?

1.1 Visual
1.2 Aural
1.3 Read/write
1.4 Kinesthetic

2. Is there a significant difference in the learning styles of the students
when they are grouped according to:
2.1 Gender
2.2 Year level

3. What is the level of critical thinking skills of nursing students?

4. Is there a significant relationship between the preferred learning style and the level of
critical thinking abilities of the nursing students?




AGREEMENT TO BE IN THE STUDY

Your signature below means that you have read the above information about the
Correlates of Learning Styles, Gender, Year Levels and Critical Thinking Among
Nursing Students and have had a chance to ask questions to help you understand
what you will do in this study. Your signature also means that you have been told that
you can change your mind later if you want to. You will be given a copy of this assent
form. By signing this assent form you are not giving up any of your legal rights.

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NAME OF SUBJECT AGE
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SIGNATURE OF SUBJECT DATE


Thank you very much!

Respectfully yours,

Liza Marie C. Adarne
Research Group Leader

Approved by:

Assoc. Prof. Mila Delia M. Llanes, PhD, RN
Nursing Research Adviser