Research Article
Relationship between Learning Approaches and Academic Performance of Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kermanshah, Iran
Table 3
Frequency distribution of learning approaches in strong and weak students in terms of demographic variables (n = 128).
| Academic performance | Learning approach, n (%) | Weak students (n = 20) | Strong students (n = 108) | Superficial | Deep | Strategic | Superficial | Deep | Strategic |
| Sex | Male | 8 (53.3) | 3 (20.0) | 4 (26.7) | 17 (39.5) | 8 (18.6) | 18 (41.9) | Female | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (49.2) | 6 (9.2) | 27 (41.5) | Age (years) | <22 | 5 (71.4) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 11 (44.0) | 3 (12.0) | 11 (44.0) | ≥22 | 7 (53.8) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (23.1) | 38 (45.8) | 11 (13.3) | 34 (41.0) | Marital status | Single | 10 (58.8) | 3 (17.6) | 4 (23.5) | 43 (46.2) | 12 (12.9) | 38 (40.9) | Married | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (40.0) | 2 (13.3) | 7 (46.7) | Residence | Dormitory | 3 (60.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 15 (44.1) | 5 (14.7) | 14 (41.2) | With family | 7 (63.6) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) | 34 (45.9) | 9 (12.2) | 31 (41.9) |
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