Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran?


ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The present study aimed to identify the learning preferences of dental students and to characterize their relationship with academic performance at a dental school in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS:This cross-sectional descriptive study included 200 undergraduate dental students from October to November 2016. Data were collected using a 2-part questionnaire. The first part included demographic data, and the second part was a Persian-language version of the visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted with the chi-square test, 1-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression. RESULTS:The response rate was 86.6%. Approximately half of the students (51.5%) had multimodal learning preferences. Among the unimodal group (48.5%), the most common mode was aural (24.0%), followed by kinesthetic (15.5%), reading-writing (8.0%), and visual (1.0%). There was a significant association between academic performance and the reading/writing learning style preference (P< 0.01). CONCLUSION:Multimodal learning styles were the most preferred. Among single-mode learning styles, the aural style was most common, followed by the kinesthetic style. Students with a reading/writing preference had better academic performance. The results of this study provide useful information for preparing a more problem-based curriculum with active learning strategies.

SUBMITTER: Akhlaghi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968221 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran?

Akhlaghi Najmeh N   Mirkazemi Hosein H   Jafarzade Mehdi M   Akhlaghi Narjes N  

Journal of educational evaluation for health professions 20180324


<h4>Purpose</h4>The present study aimed to identify the learning preferences of dental students and to characterize their relationship with academic performance at a dental school in Isfahan, Iran.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional descriptive study included 200 undergraduate dental students from October to November 2016. Data were collected using a 2-part questionnaire. The first part included demographic data, and the second part was a Persian-language version of the visual, aural, read/writ  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC4309939 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5536213 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC5549383 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC4536352 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4803897 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC8702492 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5342177 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9950838 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC10444989 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7898729 | biostudies-literature