Debunking learning styles: analyzing key predictors of academic success in dental education
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study challenges the effectiveness of learning style-based instruction by demonstrating no significant correlation between assessed learning styles and academic performance among dental students. It highlights a discrepancy between students' assessed and perceived learning styles, suggesting that students may not accurately identify their learning preferences. Additionally, the findings emphasize that self-directed study strategies can compensate for missed lectures, reinforcing the need for active learning approaches over rigid learning style-based teaching methods in health professional education.
Authors: Komal Marwaha, Urvashi Sharma
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411090547