Differences in medical student performance on examinations: exploring score variance between Kolb's Learning Style Inventory classifications

Table 1 Comparison of Examination Performance by Learning Style Classification for Two Classes

Examination	Overall Avg Exam Score	Accommodator n = 25	Assimilator n = 87	Converger n = 177	Diverger n = 25	χ²	df	P*
Principles of Medicine Mid-term	91.11	88.26	91.09	91.65	91.14	8.37	3	.039*
Principles of Medicine Final	86.14	80.77	87.17	86.59	84.48	13.09	3	.004*
Immunology Exam 1	83.06	80.48	83.81	83.21	81.75	4.63	3	.201
Immunology Exam 2	88.56	85.45	89.16	88.76	87.78	4.99	3	.173
Hematology Exam 1	86.31	81.05	87.12	86.83	84.84	15.51	3	.001*
Hematology Exam 2	89.72	83.81	90.08	90.34	89.79	9.49	3	.023*
Hematology Exam 3	83.04	79.54	83.83	83.24	81.78	5.04	3	.169
Cardiovascular Exam 1	84.45	80.03	85.24	84.81	83.63	5.96	3	.114
Cardiovascular Exam 2	82.91	78.79	82.75	83.94	79.87	11.35	3	.010*
Cardiovascular NBME	83.00	79.38	82.28	83.90	82.32	9.97	3	.019*
Respiratory Exam 1	88.66	86.50	88.58	89.22	87.12	6.87	3	.076
Respiratory Exam 2	86.28	80.45	87.11	85.38	85.83	7.33	3	.062
Respiratory NBME	85.75	85.44	84.52	86.51	84.52	4.52	3	.211
Urinary Exam 1	82.61	79.28	82.48	82.98	83.28	2.89	3	.409
Urinary NBME	81.61	77.97	81.77	81.86	82.55	6.28	3	.099
GI Mid-term	82.61	77.87	83.44	82.95	81.71	12.10	3	.007*
GI NBME	81.77	79.09	81.73	82.26	80.97	3.72	3	.294
Musculoskeletal Exam 1	92.39	89.26	92.66	92.74	92.00	5.81	3	.121
Musculoskeletal Exam 2	92.46	89.57	93.07	92.69	91.63	6.74	3	.081
Musculoskeletal NBME	82.82	84.92	86.31	85.85	84.67	3.76	3	.289
Endocrinology Mid-term	84.73	83.12	85.15	84.97	82.72	3.79	3	.285
Endocrinology NBME	87.88	87.96	86.85	88.40	87.76	1.64	3	.651
Reproductive Medicine Mid-term	83.63	83.66	83.51	83.81	82.39	1.06	3	.787
Reproductive Medicine NBME	83.79	83.24	82.63	84.76	81.60	3.83	3	.280

*Differences significant when p < .05
This table details the average score for each examination for each learning style as well as the overall for the entire sample studied

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