Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran?
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 Nove...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8645648968694987b433b13ffcbea1822023-08-02T02:57:39ZengKorea Health Personnel Licensing Examination InstituteJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions1975-59372018-03-011510.3352/jeehp.2018.15.8278Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran?Najmeh Akhlaghi0Hosein Mirkazemi1Mehdi Jafarzade2Narjes Akhlaghi3Dental Research Center, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDental Research Center, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDental Research Center, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IranPurpose 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.http://www.jeehp.org/upload/jeehp-15-8.pdfacademic performancedental studentsiranlearning methodsproblem-based learning |
| spellingShingle | Najmeh Akhlaghi Hosein Mirkazemi Mehdi Jafarzade Narjes Akhlaghi Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran? Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions academic performance dental students iran learning methods problem-based learning |
| title | Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran? |
| title_full | Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran? |
| title_fullStr | Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran? |
| title_short | Does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in Isfahan, Iran? |
| title_sort | does learning style preferences influence academic performance among dental students in isfahan iran |
| topic | academic performance dental students iran learning methods problem-based learning |
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