Students' Learning Styles Require Modified Teaching Strategies

Sabiha M. Haq; Shahina Yasmeen; Shabana Ali; Feroze Inayat Gallam

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Students' Learning Styles Require Modified Teaching Strategies

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Sabiha M. Haq Department of Anatomy, Islamic International Medical College,Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Shahina Yasmeen Department of Pathology, Islamic International Dental College, Islamabad Pakistan

Shabana Ali Department of Anatomy, Islamic International Medical College,Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Feroze Inayat Gallam Department of Anatomy, Islamic International Medical College,Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract

Background: To study the learning styles of medical and dental students. Methods: On the basis of VARK proforma, learning styles of first to third year medical and dental students, were analyzed. Results: Majority of the medical students prefer single learning style.Only 12% preferred multiple learning styles whereas one third of the dental students preferred multiple learning styles. Kinesthetic learning style was the most preferred mode by both medical and dental students. Conclusion: Majority of the medical and dental students have single learning style. Since only one sixth of medical and one third of dental students have multiple learning styles, multiple teaching strategies should be used to address the needs of all the students in one session.

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Page(s) 191-193

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Published Journal: Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Year: 2012

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Learning style, teaching strategies

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