Learning styles of medical students at taibah university: Trends and implications

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1155-1162

  Guraya, Shaista Salman ^a   Guraya, Salman Yousuf ^a   Habib, Fawzia A ^a   Khoshhal, Khalid I ^a  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Learning preferences; Learning styles; Learning styles questionnaire; Medical students; Undergraduate medical curriculum

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIST LEARNING STYLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LEARNING STYLE; LEARNING STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRAGMATIST LEARNING STYLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLECTOR LEARNING STYLE; THEORIST LEARNING STYLE;

EID: 84924933550     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1735-1995.150455     Document Type: Article

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