Open AccessUsing VARK Approach for Assessing Preferred Learning Styles of First Year Medical Sciences Students: A Survey from Iran
Author(s) -
Hadi Peyman,
Jamil Sadeghifar,
Javaher Khajavikhan,
Masoud Yasemi,
M. Shafqat Rasool,
Yasemi Monireh Yaghoubi,
Monireh Mohammad Hassan Nahal,
Helmet T. Karim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8089.4667
Subject(s) - kinesthetic learning , learning styles , cronbach's alpha , psychology , modalities , mathematics education , style (visual arts) , test (biology) , medical education , preparedness , significant difference , medicine , clinical psychology , mathematics , psychometrics , statistics , geography , social science , paleontology , archaeology , sociology , political science , law , biology
Preferred learning styles of learners are different, which depend on tastes, mentality preparedness, as well as physical condition, in terms of sensory modalities. Identifying and employing appropriate learning styles could play an important role in selecting teaching styles, which can improve education ultimately.