Korean J Med Educ.  2006 Apr;18(1):31-40.

Learning Styles in Medical School

• Yeo SH
• Lee KW
• Chang BH
• Kang E
• Kang DS
• Kwak YS
• Kim BW
• Lee YC
• Lee JM
• Cho HJ
• Chung JM

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the learning styles of students at Kyungpook National University(KNU) School of Medicine and to assess its implications on teaching-learning methods in medical school.
METHODS
571 students in all years of medical school were invited to complete a questionnaire via online. For this study, Felder's Index of Learning Styles(ILS) was used, which included 49 items. Felder's ILS measures the learner's relative preference for each of the five dichotomous learning style dimensions.
RESULTS
242(42.3%) students completed the questionnaire. More than 80% preferred sensitive information and more than 60% preferentially took in visual information. Both males and females preferred sensing and visual learning materials. On average, The students at KNU school of Medicine were reflective, sensing, visual, global and inductive.
CONCLUSION
From these results, we suggested some effective methods of teaching-learning based on the students' preferences and some perspectives for future works.

Keyword

Learning Styles; Medical Education

MeSH Terms

Education, Medical
Female
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Humans
Learning*
Male
Schools, Medical*
Surveys and Questionnaires