A COMPARISON OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING STYLES OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY FACULTY

Aim: the aim of this study was to comparatively investigate the learning styles of first-year students at faculty of medicine and faculty of dentistry, university of yüzüncü yıl. subjects and methods: in this relational model research, the sample comprised 45 students from the faculty of medicine and 45 students from the faculty of dentistry for a total of 90 first-year students. the data of this study was collected by “kolb learning style inventory”. results: when we examine the distribution of learning styles of the students included in this study, it was observed 44.4%, 31.1%, 15.6%, and 8.9% among the first-class students of the faculty of medicine while it was 57.8%, 20%, 20%, and 2.2% among the first-class students of faculty of dentistry for assimilators, convergers, divergers, and accommodators groups, respectively. the distribution of learning styles of students had similar proportions both in two faculties. also, no statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of gender. conclusion: according to the results of this study, first-year students of the faculties of medicine and dentistry have similar learning styles and the preferred learning style is not be affected by gender factors. training programs based on students’ learning styles will be more useful for two groups in those there are intensive theoretical and practical training as well as some similar courses in the first year.