COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREE
Objective: To compare the different learning style preferences among full time specialty clinicians and post graduate residents. Study Design: Comparative - cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Lahore medical and dental college Lahore, from Jan 2018 to Jun 2018. Material and...
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| author | Sahibzada Nasir Mansoor Omer Yousaf Sahibzada Salma Rahman |
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| description | Objective: To compare the different learning style preferences among full time specialty clinicians and post graduate residents.
Study Design: Comparative - cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Lahore medical and dental college Lahore, from Jan 2018 to Jun 2018.
Material and Methods: Participants were recruited through sampling. Informed consent was obtained. Participants were divided into two groups; post graduate residents and full time specialty clinicians currently enrolled in a higher education degree program. Self administered questionnaire including basic demographic data and Honey and Mumford learning style questionnaire was distributed. Data was analyzed using SPSS
version 22.
Results: There were 70 participants, 40 residents and 30 consultants. Mean age ± SD for consultants was 46.53 ± 7.02 and 27.63 ± 7.02 for residents. There were 45 males and 25 females. Average weekly study hours for consultants was 12.67 hrs and for residents 11.13 hrs (p=0.741). 96.7% consultants while 75.7% residents used internet. Self study was utilized by 90% consultants and 62.25% (p=0.009) of residents. All consultants managed time by scheduling, time anagement, weekends, late nights, leaves, early mornings and peer assisted. 72.5% of residents did not use any strategy for time. Majority of both groups had more than one learning style. Learning style combination of consultant was Reflector theorist (56.7%), reflector pragmatist (16.7%), activist pragmatist (10%) and activist reflector (13.3%) while learning style combination of residents was activist theorist and activist reflector 22.5% each, reflector theorist 27.5% and reflector pragmatist 12.5% (p=0.023).
Conclusion: Consultants had a much better learning style and better time management strategies for improved learning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c72b16ece844f4f9a507072efe24e7e2022-12-21T19:53:49ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422019-08-01694887893COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREESahibzada Nasir Mansoor0Omer Yousaf1Sahibzada Salma Rahman2Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanLahore Medical and Dental College (LMDC) Lahore PakistanPeshawar Medical and Dental College, Peshawar PakistanObjective: To compare the different learning style preferences among full time specialty clinicians and post graduate residents. Study Design: Comparative - cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Lahore medical and dental college Lahore, from Jan 2018 to Jun 2018. Material and Methods: Participants were recruited through sampling. Informed consent was obtained. Participants were divided into two groups; post graduate residents and full time specialty clinicians currently enrolled in a higher education degree program. Self administered questionnaire including basic demographic data and Honey and Mumford learning style questionnaire was distributed. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results: There were 70 participants, 40 residents and 30 consultants. Mean age ± SD for consultants was 46.53 ± 7.02 and 27.63 ± 7.02 for residents. There were 45 males and 25 females. Average weekly study hours for consultants was 12.67 hrs and for residents 11.13 hrs (p=0.741). 96.7% consultants while 75.7% residents used internet. Self study was utilized by 90% consultants and 62.25% (p=0.009) of residents. All consultants managed time by scheduling, time anagement, weekends, late nights, leaves, early mornings and peer assisted. 72.5% of residents did not use any strategy for time. Majority of both groups had more than one learning style. Learning style combination of consultant was Reflector theorist (56.7%), reflector pragmatist (16.7%), activist pragmatist (10%) and activist reflector (13.3%) while learning style combination of residents was activist theorist and activist reflector 22.5% each, reflector theorist 27.5% and reflector pragmatist 12.5% (p=0.023). Conclusion: Consultants had a much better learning style and better time management strategies for improved learning.https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3220/2328health care providershealth professionslearning stylesmedical education |
| spellingShingle | Sahibzada Nasir Mansoor Omer Yousaf Sahibzada Salma Rahman COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREE Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal health care providers health professions learning styles medical education |
| title | COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREE |
| title_full | COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREE |
| title_fullStr | COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREE |
| title_full_unstemmed | COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREE |
| title_short | COMPARISON OF LEARNING STYLES AMONG POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS AND FULL TIME SPECIALTY CLINICIANS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEGREE |
| title_sort | comparison of learning styles among post graduate residents and full time specialty clinicians pursuing higher educational degree |
| topic | health care providers health professions learning styles medical education |
| url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3220/2328 |
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