Predictors of Learning Styles in Students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran

Shafian, Sara; Azizzadeh-Forouzi, Mansooreh; Garrusi, Behshid; Haghdoost, Ali Akbar; Navadeh, Soodabeh

Predictors of Learning Styles in Students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Sara Shafian ¹

Mansooreh Azizzadeh-Forouzi ²

Behshid Garrusi ³

Ali Akbar Haghdoost ⁴

Soodabeh Navadeh ⁵

¹ Management and Medical Sciences Education School, Shaheid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

² M.Sc. in Nursing, Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology AND Lecturer, Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

³ Professor of Psychiatry, Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

⁴ Ph.D. in Epidemiology, Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

⁵ Ph.D. Student in Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background & Objective: Learning style is a distinct behavior for gaining knowledge and skills through study or experience Personality is a series of relatively stable characteristics which distinguish a person from others The key to involving learners in the learning process is their preferences and learning styles and identifying factors affecting these variables In this regard the predictor variables of learning styles must be accurately identified so as to improve educational conditions This study aimed to determine factors predictive of learning styles of the students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran In addition the impact of demographic factors on their characteristics will be discussed Methods: This was a crosssectional study Data collection was performed by a questionnaire including demographic data personality test (NEO) the Learning style inventory and the Kolb Learning Style Questionnaire For data analysis central tendency and dispersion measures chisquare Spearman correlation coefficient and logistic regression tests were used Results: The results show that most of the participants in this study were single women Mean age of participants was 2141 ± 296 years Most students (4431%) used assimilating learning style Based on the results of these personality types nearly a third of students (282%) were of the conscientious (responsible) character type The results showed that only gender is a predictor of learning styles Conclusion: More attention to students learning styles results in the perfect use of teaching practices and increasing and enhancement of students capabilities Moreover by identifying students preferred learning styles and changing teaching methods the students enthusiasm for learning can be increased

Keywords

Learning styles

personality

Iran

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