Learning style preferences of medical students: a single-institute experience from Saudi Arabia

dc.creator	Ayesha Nuzhat
dc.creator	Raneem O. Salem
dc.creator	Mohammed S.A. Quadri
dc.creator	Nasir Al-Hamdan
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:09:07Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:09:07Z
dc.identifier	10.5116/ijme.4e36.d31c
dc.identifier	2042-6372
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ec2cecccbb4f41cca7f21073936d0242
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12537
dc.description	Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine preferred learning styles of undergraduate medical students at King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, King Fahad Medical College, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross sectional study of preclinical students with 74 male and 72 female (n= 146) was performed. The validated VARK questionnaire was used to categorize the learning styles of students. The questionnaire consists of 16 items which identify four different learning styles: visual, aural, reading/writing and kinesthetic. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the learning styles of students. Results: The response rate was 70 The results showed that 5.5 11.6 2.1 and 8.2of students only preferred the visual, aural, reading/writing and kinesthetic modes, respectively. A further analysis showed that 72.6of students preferred multiple learning styles. Conclusions: The results of this study can provide useful information for improving the quality of the teaching and learning experiences of students. However, more research on this topic needs to be undertaken before the association between learning style preferences and teaching and learning strategies is more clearly understood.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IJME
dc.relation	http://www.ijme.net/archive/2/students-learning-style-preferences.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2042-6372
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Journal of Medical Education, Vol 2, Pp 70-73 (2011)
dc.subject	learning style
dc.subject	learning preference
dc.subject	the vark
dc.subject	medical students
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Learning style preferences of medical students: a single-institute experience from Saudi Arabia
dc.type	article