TY - JOUR T1 - Medical Students' Learning Styles TT - سبک‌های یادگیری دانشجویان پزشکی JF - IJME JO - IJME VL - 10 IS - 2 UR - http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-1230-en.html Y1 - 2010 SP - 141 EP - 147 KW - Learning Styles KW - VARK Inventory KW - Students KW - Medical Sciences KW - Education. N2 - Introduction: Considering students' learning styles may change teaching methods in accordance with their learning styles and consequently improve the educational outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate learning styles of medical students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive study was performed during the academic year of 2008-2009 in Isfahan Univer-sity of Medical Sciences. Ninety medical students were selected through random sampling method as study samples. VARK learning style inventory was used as the research tool. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Medical students use different learning styles. The most preferable one among them was visual learning style with the score of 39.26±6.87. The learning style of Male and female students were different. Conclusion: Improving educational quality requires for paying attention to learning style in teaching and educational technology. Teachers and educational technologists are recommended to make use of media and various technologies. M3 ER -