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What type of learner are your students? Preferred learning styles of

undergraduate gross anatomy students according to the index of learning
styles questionnaire
Quinn, M. M., Smith, T., Kalmar, E. L., & Burgoon, J. M. (2018). What type of learner are your students? preferred learning styles of
undergraduate gross anatomy students according to the index of learning styles questionnaire. Anatomical Sciences Education,
11(4), 358-365. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1748

Abstract
Students learn and process information in many different ways. Learning styles are useful as they allow instructors to learn more
about students, as well as aid in the development and application of useful teaching approaches and techniques. At the
undergraduate level there is a noticeable lack of research on learning style preferences of students enrolled in gross anatomy
courses. The Index of Learning Styles (ILS) questionnaire was administered to students enrolled in a large enrollment undergraduate
gross anatomy course with laboratory to determine their preferred learning styles. The predominant preferred learning styles of the
students (n = 505) enrolled in the gross anatomy course were active (54.9%), sensing (85.1%), visual (81.2%), and sequential
(74.4%). Preferred learning styles profiles of particular majors enrolled in the course were also constructed; analyses showed minor
variation in the active/reflective dimension. An understanding of students' preferred learning styles can guide course design but it
should not be implemented in isolation. It can be strengthened (or weakened) by concurrent use of other tools (e.g., flipped
classroom course design). Based on the preferred learning styles of the majority of undergraduate students in this particular gross
anatomy course, course activities can be hands on (i.e., active), grounded in concrete information (i.e., sensing), utilize visual
representation such as images, figures, models, etc. (i.e., visual), and move in small incremental steps that build on each topic (i.e.,
sequential). Anat Sci Educ 11: 358–365. © 2017 American Association of Anatomists.

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Subject Students;
Cognitive style;
Metacognition;
Anatomy & physiology

Identifier / keyword gross anatomy education; undergraduate education; learning styles;

learning styles inventory

Title What type of learner are your students? Preferred learning styles of
undergraduate gross anatomy students according to the index of
learning styles questionnaire

Author Quinn, Melissa M 1 ; Smith, Theodore 2 ; Kalmar, Eileen L 1 ;

Burgoon, Jennifer M 1

1
Division of Anatomy, Department of Biomedical Education & Anatomy,
College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of
Medicine, Bloomington, Indiana

Publication title Anatomical Sciences Education; Bethesda

Volume 11

Issue 4

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Pages 358-365

Publication year 2018

Publication date Jul/Aug 2018

Section Research Reports

Publisher Wiley Subscription Services, Inc.

Place of publication Bethesda

Country of publication United States, Bethesda

Publication subject Biology, Medical Sciences

ISSN 19359772

Source type Scholarly Journals

Language of publication English

Document type Journal Article

DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1748

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Quinn, M. M., Smith, T., Kalmar, E. L., & Burgoon, J. M. (2018). What type of learner are your students? preferred learning styles of
undergraduate gross anatomy students according to the index of learning styles questionnaire. Anatomical Sciences Education,
11(4), 358-365. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1748

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