Learning styles of medical students and related factors

BMC Medical Education

Table 6 Relationship between learning styles and years

Learning Styles	Year		Mean Difference	F	p	p adjusted
Independent learning	1.year	2.year	0.003	0.888	1.000	1.000
		3.year	0.048		0.663	1.000
		4.year	0.002		1.000	1.000
		5.year	− 0.043		0.917	1.000
Avoidant learning	1.year	2.year	− 0.230^*	13.331	0.005	0.065
		3.year	− 0.274^*		< 0.001	< 0.001
		4.year	− 0.297^*		0.019	0.247
		5.year	− 0.392^*		< 0.001	< 0.001
Collaborative learning	1.year	2.year	0.108	7.031	0.462	1.000
		3.year	0.210^*		< 0.001	< 0.001
		4.year	0.336^*		0.005	0.065
		5.year	0.200^*		0.030	0.390
Dependent learning	1.year	2.year	0.082	6.273	0.536	1.000
		3.year	0.106		0.054	0.702
		4.year	0.176		0.166	1.000
		5.year	0.259^*		< 0.001	< 0.001
Competetive learning	1.year	2.year	0.155	2.373	0.221	1.000
		3.year	0.083		0.535	1.000
		4.year	0.190		0.404	1.000
		5.year	0.175		0.154	1.000
Participant learning	1.year	2.year	0.199^*	13.963	0.012	0.156
		3.year	0.268^*		< 0.001	< 0.001
		4.year	0.288^*		0.014	0.182
		5.year	0.378^*		< 0.001	< 0.001

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