Table 3.

Relationships between learning style preference (unimodal) and GPA among dental students

Student’s learning preference	Frequency (no.)	GPA (mean±standard deviation)	P-value
Visual
Visual style	2a)	14.00 ± 2.82
Not visual style	198a)	15.95 ± 1.17
Aural			0.74b)
Aural style	48	15.92 ± 1.20
Not aural style	152	15.63 ± 1.58
Reading/writing			0.01c)
Reading/writing style	16	16.53 ± 1.29
Not reading/writing style	183	15.53 ± 1.57
Kinesthetic			0.21b)
Kinesthetic style	31	15.99 ± 1.85
Not kinesthetic style	169	15.62 ± 1.47

GPA, grade point average.

^a)Comparing 2 versus 198 was not appropriate for visual and non-visual learners.

^b)No statistically significant difference was found. c)A statistically significant difference was found.