Publication: Learning Style Of USIM Undergraduate Dental Students
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Date
2019
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Global Academic Excellence
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Every dental student has his/her own learning style. As
dental educators, it is mandatory to identify the fact that each individual student may have an
inclination of obtaining knowledge and skill in one style over another. The aim of the present
study was to determine the learning style preferences of dental students using the Visual, Aural,
Read, Write, Kinesthetic (VARK) questionnaire. Materials and Methods: The VARK
questionnaire was distributed to determine the student's preferred mode of learning.
Completed questionnaires were scored and tabulated to determine the distribution of VARK
preferences. Results: A total of 156 (89%) questionnaires were returned for further analysis.
Majority of students have preferred a quad modal style of learning. Whilst only 6.5% from year
1, 5.7% from year 4 and 10% from year 5 who preferred a trimodal. Conclusion: The dental
students in this study had varied learning preferences. As dental educators, we need to adopt
different methods of teaching in order to reach most of the students and make the educational
experience more productive.
Keywords: Dental, Learning Preferences, Students
Description
Volume: 4 Issues: 29 [March, 2019] pp: 81-86]
International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling
Keywords
Dental,, Learning Preferences,, Students