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Table 1 Data obtained with their respective confidence intervals regarding learning style preferences

From: Mapping the learning styles of medical students in Brazil

 

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

5th year

6th year

Visual

(Vi)

54.2

(44.3–63.9)

54.3

(42.9–65.4)

45.5

(30.4–61.2)

42.9

(26.3–60.6)

53.3

(34.3–71.7)

57.9

(40.8–73.7)

Verbal

(Ve)

24.3

(16.5–33.5)

19.8

(11.7–30.1)

18.2

(8.2–32.7)

25.7

(12.5–43.3)

26.7

(12.3–45.9)

7.9

(1.7–21.4)

Balanced (Vi/Ve)

21.5

(14.1–30.5)

25.9

(16.8–36.9)

36.4

(22.4–52.2)

31.4

(16.9–49.3)

20

(7.7–38.6)

34.2

(19.6–51.4)

Sensing (Se)

77.6

(68.5–85.1)

74.1

(63.1–83.2)

75

(59.7–86.8)

88.6

(73.3–96.8)

76.7

(57.7–90.1)

84.2

(68.7–94.0)

Intuitive (In)

2.8

(0.6–8.0)

9.9

(4.4–18.5)

4.5

(0.6–15.5)

0

(0.0–10.0)

6.7

(0.8–22.1)

2.6

(0.1–13.8)

Balanced (Se/In)

19.6

(12.6–28.4)

16

(8.8–25.9)

20.5

(9.8–35.3)

11.4

(3.2–26.7)

16.7

(5.6–34.7)

13.2

(4.4–28.1)

Active

(Ac)

34.6

(25.6–44.4)

33.3

(23.2–44.7)

29.5

(16.8–45.2)

37.1

(21.5–55.1)

33.3

(17.3–52.8)

42.1

(26.3–59.2)

Reflective (Re)

33.6

(24.8–43.4)

25.9

(16.8–36.9)

27.3

(15.0–42.8)

40

(23.9–57.9)

23.3

(9.9–42.3)

26.3

(13.4–43.1)

Balanced (Ac/Re)

31.8

(23.1–41.5)

40.7

(29.9–52.2)

43.2

(28.3–59.0)

22.9

(10.4–40.1)

43.3

(25.5–62.6)

31.6

(17.5–48.7)

Sequential (Se)

53.3

(43.4–63.0)

59.3

(47.8–70.1)

50

(34.6–65.4)

57.1

(39.4–73.7)

60

(40.6–77.3)

34.2

(19.6–51.4)

Global

(Gl)

11.2

(5.9–18.8)

11.1

(5.2–20.0)

6.8

(1.4–18.7)

5.7

(0.7–19.2)

6.7

(0.8–22.1)

21.1

(9.6–37.3)

Balanced (Se/Gl)

35.5

(26.5–45.4)

29.6

(20.0–40.8)

43.2

(28.3–59.0)

37.1

(21.5–55.1)

33.3

(17.3–52.8)

44.7

(28.6–61.7)