Alfarsi Waad, Elaghoury Arwa H, Kore Smitha Elizabeth
Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar, OMN.
Anatomy & Neurobiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar, OMN.
Cureus. 2023 Oct 11;15(10):e46875. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46875. eCollection 2023 Oct.
Introduction Knowing the learning styles of medical students is an important factor as it can help in making learning more effective. Research has shown that medical students in various years of studies have selective learning styles and liking to a particular teaching strategy. The aim of the present study was to identify the preferred learning styles and teaching methods of medical students through all the years of study using the VARK (for Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic) questionnaire. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted among the medical students of year 1 (MD1) to year 6 (MD6), except MD5, at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sohar, Oman. The VARK questionnaire was used to record the learning style preference of the students, and an additional question was asked to know the teaching method that the students preferred to be used. Results A total of 292 students responded to the questionnaire. The majority of the students had preference for the multimodal style of teaching (54%), mostly bimodal (30%). This was followed by the kinesthetic mode of learning (30%) in the unimodal style. The MD1 and MD6 students had preference for the unimodal style whereas the other years (MD2, MD3, MD4) had preference for the bimodal style. The teaching method preferred by most of the students included clinical skills lab (64%) followed by interactive lecture (59%) and lab work (57%). Conclusion The study showed that most of the students had preference for more than one (bimodal) learning style. The research findings can help the teachers recognize the learning problems among students and execute the needed teaching strategies.
引言
了解医学生的学习风格是一个重要因素，因为它有助于提高学习效果。研究表明，不同年级的医学生有选择性的学习风格，并且偏好特定的教学策略。本研究的目的是通过使用VARK（视觉、听觉、读写、动觉）问卷，确定医学生在整个学习阶段偏好的学习风格和教学方法。
方法
在阿曼苏哈尔医学与健康科学学院，对除五年级（MD5）外的一年级（MD1）至六年级（MD6）的医学生进行了一项横断面研究。使用VARK问卷记录学生的学习风格偏好，并额外询问一个问题以了解学生偏好使用的教学方法。
结果
共有292名学生回复了问卷。大多数学生偏好多模式教学风格（54%），主要是双模式（30%）。其次是单模式风格中的动觉学习模式（30%）。MD1和MD6年级的学生偏好单模式风格，而其他年级（MD2、MD3、MD4）偏好双模式风格。大多数学生偏好的教学方法包括临床技能实验室（64%），其次是互动讲座（59%）和实验室工作（57%）。
结论
该研究表明，大多数学生偏好不止一种（双模式）学习风格。研究结果可以帮助教师识别学生中的学习问题，并实施所需的教学策略。
