International Journal of Medical and Health Research

International Journal of Medical and Health Research


International Journal of Medical and Health Research
International Journal of Medical and Health Research
Vol. 3, Issue 8 (2017)

A study on learning preferences of undergraduate medical students in Kolkata


Dr. Mausumi Basu, Dr. Sita Chatterjee, Dr. Bhaskar Shahbabu, Dr. Ishita Sarkar, Dr. Kaushik Sarkar, Dr. Debasish Sinha, Prof(Dr)Raghunath Misra

Introduction: Neil Fleming created the VARK survey to assess learning style preferences which provides the learners with a profile of their learning styles. VARK is an acronym for the Visual (V), Auditory/Aural (A), Read &Write (R) and the Kinaesthetic (K) sensory modalities. Objectives: To understand the preferred sensory modality (or modalities) of students for learning style Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 392 First, second and third professional undergraduate medical students in a teaching hospital of Kolkata from April 20’ 2015 to May19’2015. Analysis: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 23.0 & Epi-info 6.04d. Results: About 59.69% students had multimodal learning style preferences and 40.31% had unimodal preferences; the most common VARK mode distribution was unimodal (40.31%); followed by quadrimodal (27.04%), trimodal (17.34%), & bimodal (15.31%); among the unimodal group, aural/auditory mode (44.30%) was the most preferred mode; amongst those who preferred bimodality, 33.33% preferred aural & kinaesthetic (AK);for those students that preferred three modes of information presentation, 41.18% preferred combination of aural, read/write & kinaesthetic (ARK). Conclusions: We hope these data will help us better our course contents and make learning a more fruitful experience.
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Dr. Mausumi Basu, Dr. Sita Chatterjee, Dr. Bhaskar Shahbabu, Dr. Ishita Sarkar, Dr. Kaushik Sarkar, Dr. Debasish Sinha, Prof(Dr)Raghunath Misra. A study on learning preferences of undergraduate medical students in Kolkata. International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Volume 3, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 60-65
International Journal of Medical and Health Research