Learning style and academic performance of optometry students / Ai-Hong Chen and Ainin Nazrin Ahmad Nazri

There has been substantial research undertaken to relate the learning style to academic performance. Several studies have documented that multimodal or kinaesthetic was dominant in learning styles among university students. The effects of ethnicity and gender on the learning style in Optometry stude...

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Main Authors: Chen, Ai-Hong (Author), Ahmad Nazri, Ainin Nazrin (Author)
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Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, 2021-08.
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