RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAERNING STYLES AND SUCCESS IN THE 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. 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. 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. 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.