RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER AND LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES- A STUDY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SOUTH INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 19
Abstract
BACKGROUND Learning style is defined as the manner and condition under which learners most efficiently and effectively perceive, process, store and recall what they attempt to learn. Each student or learner has a dominant learning style. There are theories that speak about the innate differences between male and female in learning. This gender-based differences could affect their learning styles as well. One of the important criteria for academic achievement is to consider the students’ differences and to identify their learning style and provide learning programs based on their needs. We wanted to determine the relationship between gender and learning style preferences among undergraduate medical students. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among all the 150 students belonging to the first year of MBBS course in a medical college. There were 64 male students and 86 female students in the study population. The C.I.T.E. (Center for Innovative Teaching Experiences) learning styles instrument was used to assess the learning style. This instrument determines the learning styles under three broad areas, like, information gathering, work conditions and expressiveness. RESULTS In this study, all the students preferred more than one learning style as a major learning style. This study also observed a statistically significant (p <0.05) difference in the learning style preferences of male and female students. CONCLUSIONS It is imperative that the teacher is aware of the student’s learning style, and gender differences, so as to develop appropriate teaching-learning methods to address this difference. Institutions of higher education should take gender difference in learning styles into their consideration while developing curriculum.
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Satya Raj, Shankar Kanagasabapathy
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