Learning preferences of undergraduate dental students using VARK analysis
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Learning preferences of undergraduate dental students using VARK analysis

Original Research Article
Published 2021-01-01
Ashish Shrestha
Additional Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
Vinay Marla
Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Penang International Dental College, Penang, Malaysia
Sushmita Shrestha
Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
Jyotsna Rimal
Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
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Keywords

Curriculum
Learning environment
Learning preferences
VARK

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Shrestha, A., Marla, V., Shrestha, S., & Rimal, J. . (2021). Learning preferences of undergraduate dental students using VARK analysis. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 9(4), 207–212. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/933
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Abstract

Background: Learning preference is a complex character in which learners most efficiently perceive, process, store, and recall what they are learning.

Objectives: This study was conducted with an objective to id

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