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标题：Learning styles and academic achievement among undergraduate medical students in Thailand
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作者：Wichuda Jiraporncharoen ; Chaisiri Angkurawaranon ; Manoch Chockjamsai 等
期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2015
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：1-7
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.38
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：Purpose:This study aimed to explore the associations between learning styles and high academic achievement and to ascertain whether the factors associated with high academic achievement differed between preclinical and clinical stu_x0002_dents.Methods:A survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students in Chiang Mai University,Thailand.The Index of Learning Styles questionnaire was used to assess each student’s learning style across four domains.High ac?ademic achievement was defined as a grade point average of at least 3.0.Results:Of the 1,248 eligible medical students,1,014 (81.3%) participated.Learning styles differed between the preclinical and clinical students in the active/reflective domain.A sequential learning style was associated with high academic achievement in both preclinical and clinical stu?dents.A reflective learning style was only associated with high academic achievement among preclinical students.Con?clusion:The association between learning styles and academic achievement may have differed between preclinical and clinical students due to different learning content and teaching methods.Students should be encouraged to be flexible in their own learning styles in order to engage successfully with various and changing teaching methods across the cur?riculum.Instructors should be also encouraged to provide a variety of teaching materials and resources to suit different learning styles.
关键词：Purpose:This study aimed to explore the associations between learning styles and high academic achievement and to ascertain whether the factors associated with high academic achievement differed between preclinical and clinical stu_x0002_dents.Methods:A survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students in Chiang Mai University,Thailand.The Index of Learning Styles questionnaire was used to assess each student’s learning style across four domains.High ac?ademic achievement was defined as a grade point average of at least 3.0.Results:Of the 1,248 eligible medical students,1,014 (81.3%) participated.Learning styles differed between the preclinical and clinical students in the active/reflective domain.A sequential learning style was associated with high academic achievement in both preclinical and clinical stu?dents.A reflective learning style was only associated with high academic achievement among preclinical students.Con?clusion:The association between learning styles and academic achievement may have differed between preclinical and clinical students due to different learning content and teaching methods.Students should be encouraged to be flexible in their own learning styles in order to engage successfully with various and changing teaching methods across the cur?riculum.Instructors should be also encouraged to provide a variety of teaching materials and resources to suit different learning styles.