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Table 3 Comparison of the study styles

From: The relationship between learning preferences (styles and approaches) and learning outcomes among pre-clinical undergraduate medical students

 

V

A

R

K

Chi square

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p-value

Year 2

23 (10.6)

46 (21.2)

47 (21.7)

69 (31.8)

0.243

Year 3

24 (11.9)

31 (15.3)

46 (22.8)

57 (28.2)

 

Overall (Yr2 & Yr3)

47 (11.2)

77 (18.4)

93 (22.2)

126 (30.1)

 

Malaysian

42 (11)

72 (18.8)

86 (22.5)

114 (29.8)

0.911

International

5 (13.9)

5 (13.9)

7 (19.4)

12 (33.3)

 

Male

23 (12.2)

36 (19.1)

43 (22.9)

60 (31.9)

0.358

Female

24 (10.4)

41 (17.7)

50 (21.6)

66 (28.6)

 

U’grade

45 (11)

77 (18.8)

90 (22)

124 (30.2)

0.482

P’grade

2 (22.2)

0 (0)

3 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

 

≤20 years

14 (10.9)

29 (22.5)

26 (20.2)

45 (34.9)

0.096

>20 years

33 (11.4)

48 (16.6)

67 (23.1)

81 (27.9)

 

Low achievers

12 (12.2)

23 (23.5)

16 (16.3)

28 (28.6)

0.390

Mid/High achievers

35 (10.9)

54 (16.8)

77 (24)

98 (30.5)

 

Deep/Strategic

42 (13.0)

55 (17.0)

71 (21.9)

99 (30.6)

0.214

Superficial

5 (5.3)

22 (23.2)

22 (23.2)

27 (28.4)

 
  1. p-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.