Table 2 Percentual distribution of preferences of learning styles according to participant age and gender
From: Mapping the learning styles of medical students in Brazil
Age (years) | Gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preference | 18–21 | ≥ 22 | p-value * | Male | Female | p-value * |
Domain 1 | 0.157 | 0.032 | ||||
Visual (Vi) | 48.8 | 55.8 | 64.0 | 48.0 | ||
Balanced (Vi/Ve) | 26.2 | 27.6 | 21.3 | 28.9 | ||
Verbal (Ve) | 25.0 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 23.2 | ||
Domain 2 | 0.922 | 0.861 | ||||
Sensorial (Se) | 77.9 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 78.0 | ||
Balanced (Se/In) | 16.9 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 17.5 | ||
Intuitive (In) | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
Domain 3 | 0.008 | 0.788 | ||||
Sequential (Se) | 61.0 | 44.8 | 50.6 | 54.1 | ||
Balanced (Se/Gl) | 31.4 | 41.1 | 37.1 | 35.8 | ||
Global (Gl) | 7.6 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 10.2 | ||
Domain 4 | 0.667 | 0.098 | ||||
Active (Ac) | 33.1 | 36.2 | 43.8 | 31.3 | ||
Balanced (Ac/Re) | 37.8 | 33.3 | 29.2 | 37.8 | ||
Reflective (Re) | 29.1 | 30.7 | 27.0 | 30.9 | ||