BACKGROUND: Students have different learning preferences in terms of
assimilation and processing information. VARK learning preferences, which were
introduced by Fleming, can identify learning preferences based on sensory modality.
The model categorizes students into four different learning preferences, namely
visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. In his book, Westwood stated that the
wrong application of learning preferences may lead to depressive disorder and
anxiety disorder.
METHODS: This study is a cross sectional study. The study was conducted by
interviewing respondents to determine whether they have depressive disorder and
anxiety disorder. Respondents will fill up a VARK questionnaire to determine their
learning preferences. Samples will be collected from as many as 260 pre-clinical
student of faculty of medicine of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia. Data
will be collected and analyzed by using Chi Square test.
RESULTS: The result showed that there is no significant relationship between
learning preferences and depressive disorder (p = 1,000), as well as anxiety disorder
(p=0,477).
CONCLUSION: There is no relationship between unimodal and multimodal
learning preferences towards academic performance achievement, which at last
provide no relationship with depressive disorder, as well as anxiety disorder either. |