Table 8.

How/why Learning Styles is used

Theme	Ideas mentioned	Example
Insight into students	For educators to understand their students’ better	“I have used it with students who have been on a 4 month placement where there would be 1–1 teaching and mentorship”
Increase self-understanding	To help students understand themselves better in order to enhance their own personal study; identify strengths and weaknesses in themselves	“I have requested students complete Honey & Mumford prior to attending education, so that they are familiar with their own preferred learning styles. When preparing the education, I then ensure that the students have options in relation to how they approach their learning”
Individualise teaching approach	For educators adapt their teaching approach to the needs of the individual student	“Students are asked to complete the VAK questionnaire at the beginning of their placement in order for their educator to tailor the learning experience to the students preferred style—as far as is practically possible within a clinical setting”
Educational programme guidance	To guide the development of the teaching programme for learners; to assist other educators	“Every academic and student should be exposed to training on Learning Styles. How will our learning styles be affected by the new normal of Virtual Asynchronous and Synchronous teaching and learning”