ISSN 2167-0404
International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol. 1(2), pp. 038-431, 27 December, 2011, ISSN: 2167-0404 © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Difference in learning style preference of medical, dental and B pharma students
Behera Joshil Kumar, Sood Sushma , Kumar Naresh , Behera Binod Kumar, Singh Ajay and Sharma Kirti
1Department of a-Physiology, b-preventive and social medicine, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana,India
2Department of Physiology,P.G.I.M.S. Rohtak.Haryana.India. Phone numbers 09812611899
*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: [email protected]
Received 25 October 2011; Accepted December 22, 2011
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyze the learning styles and the difference if any between medical, dental and B Pharmaceutical students.
Methods: 112 medical, 110dental and 106 B pharma students were studied in each group. Each of the group completed the VARK (visual, auditory, read-write and kinesthetic) questionnaire and their learning style was analyzed. Then the values of each group were compared to get the result. The goal was to identify the preferred learning pattern and to attempt to improve the teaching methods.
Results: statistically one way ANOVA was applied to study the data generated. The results reflect that there is predominance of kinesthetic learners individually though not significant. When multimodal group as a whole compared to unimodal groups there was significant difference seen.
Conclusion: This study corroborates the findings of previous studies done on this subject. The study also underlines the need to adopt varied pattern of teaching to cater different groups of learner in different as well as different groups.
Keywords: Dental, medical, B pharmaceutical, learning style and VARK