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Influence of learning styles on student performance in self-instructional courses

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  • Alana Oliveira
  • Vitoria Spinola
  • Deise Garrido
  • Mario Meireles Teixeira
  • Carlos Salles
  • Ana Estela Haddad

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This study aimed to analyze the learning style of dentistry students in self-instructional courses to assist in pedagogical planning and to choose the most appropriate educational resources for the students’ learning profile. A sample of 122 students who responded to the Learning Styles Questionnaire was analyzed. For statistical purposes, correlation analysis, chi-square test, odds ratio, and Student’s t-test were performed. In the analyzed sample, there was a higher prevalence of students in the theoretical and reflector styles, and a lower prevalence of students in the activist and pragmatic styles. An analysis of educational resources demonstrated the predominance of theoretical and reflective content. The data show a statistically significant reduction of about 74% in the chances of passing for the activist-pragmatists group compared to other students (χ2(1, N = 122) = 5.795, p

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  • Alana Oliveira & Vitoria Spinola & Deise Garrido & Mario Meireles Teixeira & Carlos Salles & Ana Estela Haddad, 2023. "Influence of learning styles on student performance in self-instructional courses," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(7), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0289036
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289036
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