Learning styles and approaches to learning among medical undergraduates and postgraduates

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Comparison of mean ASSIST scores among preclinical, clinical and postgraduate groups

	Pre clinical vs clinical	Pre clinical vs post graduates	Clinical vs post graduates
Deep approach [DA]	57.11 Vs 55.92	57.11 Vs 61.15	55.92 Vs 61.15
Deep approach [DA]	p = 0.4558	p = 0.0128*	p = 0.0058*
Surface Apathetic approach [SAA]	50.93 Vs 66.28	50.93 Vs 50.06	66.28 Vs 50.06
Surface Apathetic approach [SAA]	p = 0.6356	p = 0.6858	p = 0.9450
Strategic approach [SA]	68.99 Vs 66.28	68.99 Vs 73.91	66.28 Vs 73.91
	p = 0.2644	p = 0.0338*	p = 0.0064*

Mean scores for the learning approaches were individually calculated for each of the three groups and compared using Student’s T-test; *indicates statistically significant difference ay p < 0.05.

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