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Do Learning Styles Influence Learning Outcome in Pathology

Ramesh V.L., Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Basaveshwar Medical College, Chitradurga- 577501 Karnataka, India. , Ramesh V.L.* , Narayanamurthy C.**

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Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice 6(3(part-2)):p 696-700, Jul-Sep 2017. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijprp.2278.148X.6317.32

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Identifying and employing appropriate learning styles could play an important role in selecting teaching styles, which can improve education ultimately.The present study aimed to assess the diversity of learning styles amongst medical students of a Basaveshwara Medical College, Chitradurga, Karnataka in 2014. A cross-sectional study which employed VARK learning style’s questionnaire was done on 89 Second year medical sciences students. Data was collected with use of VARK questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was assessed on basis of experts’ views and its reliability was calculated by using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Data were analysed by using SPSS software and Chi-square test. The preferred learning styles of medical students in the present study were aural and reading/writing. It is suggested that all medical students must be tested to determine their desired learning styles by using VARK questionnaire, also to choose appropriate teaching methods and to improve educational goals.

Keywords: Visual; Aural; Kinesthetic; Reading; Writing; Quad Modal. 

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