Relationship between Learning Approaches and Academic Performance of Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kermanshah, Iran

Table 2

The relationship between learning approaches and academic performance in strong and weak students.

Learning approach	Academic performance
	Total, n (%)	Week students (GPA^θ ≤ 14.99) (n = 20)	Strong students (GPA ≥15) (n = 108)
Superficial	61 (47.7)	12 (60.0)	49 (45.4)
Deep	18 (14.1)	4 (20.0)	14 (13.0)
Strategic	49 (38.3)	4 (20.0)	45 (41.7)
Test result	X^2 = 3.421,  = .181

^θGrade point average.