Distribution and the relations with study between sensory learning style of military medical students and those of local ones / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To offer reference for targeted teaching and a good understanding of teaching objects by comparingthe sensory learning style of military medical students and that of local ones and studying the the relations between its distribution and study motivations and achievements.Methods In December 2016,the medical students on campus in some military and local medical university in shanghai were surveyed by appointed person with comprehensive questionnaires including Learning Motivation Scale,Sensory Learning Style Scale,and so on.3 027 questionnaires were provided and 2 791 valid results were collected (92.2％).We compared the differences in the distribution sorts and intensions of sensory learning style between military and local medical students by SPSS 16.0 chi-square test and nonparametric test,and then respectively compared the relationship between their sorts and intensions and study motivation,performance,and so on.Results There was no statistically significant difference in the distribution patterns of sensory learning style and intensions of single style between military and local medical students.(x2=8.345,P=0.080;Z=0.936,P=0.349),which were both mainly multiple styles,single Kinesthetic and Read/Write,and general intension.It showed difference in study motivation and self-assessment of learning attitude in different distribution sorts of sensory learning style of military medical students (x2=16.569,19.776,P＜0.05),while no difference in academic performance and its expectation (x2=7.439,6.219,P=0.114,0.183).It showed no difference in study motivation,self-assessment of learning attitude and academic performance in different intensions of single style of military medical students (x2=1.348,3.479,1.251,P=0.510,0.176,0.535),whileshowed difference in their expectation of academic performance (x2=24.482,P=0.000).It showed no sig-nificance in study motivation,self-assessment of learning attitude,academic performance and its expectation in both different distribution sorts of sensory learning styleand different intensions of single style of local medical students (x2=5.038,6.400,5.120,4.374,1.411,0.085,0.034,0.307,P＞0.05).Conclusion The sensory learning style of military medical students is similar with thatof local ones.Interpretating the specific learning styles of medical students is of a practical significance.The distribution sorts and intensions of medical students' learning styles is largely independent from their study.