@ARTICLE{Akbari Booreng, author = {Siyami, Fahimeh and Akbari Booreng, Mohammad and Ayati, Mohsen and Rostaminezhad, Mohammad ali and }, title = {The Role of Students’ Gender and Preferred Teaching Style in Predicting Student Academic Engagement in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences }, volume = {14}, number = {9}, abstract ={Introduction: Identifying students’ preferred teaching styles and matching teaching methods to these preferences by faculty members can improve effectiveness and increase student engagement. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate the role of students’ gender and preferred teaching style in predicting student academic engagement in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was performed on students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Participants were selected through Stratified sampling method. Data were collected through preferred teaching style questionnaire and academic engagement questionnaire. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: Students’ preferred teaching style can predict their academic engagement (f(497,2)=41.54, p }, URL = {http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-3318-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-3318-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Medical Education}, doi = {}, year = {2014} }