THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAERNING STYLES AND SUCCESS IN THE ENTRANCE EXAM OF URMIA MEDICAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Learning styles can play an important role in the students’ education. The
present study aimed to examine the impact of learning styles on the success achieved by postgraduate
students at the entrance exam of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. The study's main hypothesis
was the existence of a significant relationship between learning styles and success of graduate students
in the entrance exam.
Materials & Methods: This cross correlation study was conducted on 440 people. By using stratified
random sampling 206 ones were included in the study. The research method is "cross correlation", and
Kolb Inventory Questionnaire was used as research tool. In order to analyze the data, regression and
Pearson correlation were applied.
Results: According to the results, the significance level was less than 0.05. Consequently, it is
revealed that there is a significant relationship between learning styles and the entrance exam scores.
Conclusion: All learning styles have significantly positive impact on the entrance exam scores. In
addition, converging learning style had the greatest impact and diverging learning style had the least
effect. In conclusion, it is strongly recommended to help students who seek to pursue their
postgraduate studies by choosing an appropriate learning style.