| Summary: | Introduction: Several factors as learning styles can influence the learning process. The aim of thisstudy was to determine learning styles, which are used by nursing and allied health students in SemnanUniversity of Medical Sciences.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 199 nursing and allied healthstudents of Semnan university of medical sciences (2007, Iran). Students were selected using a simplesampling method. The assessment instrument was the last version of Kolb learning style inventory (KLSIV.3.1).Results: Generally, the learning styles of students were divergent (% 27.1), accommodations (% 26.6),convergent (%23.6), and assimilation (%22.6). The preferred learning style in nursing students wasconvergent (%31.9), and in allied health students was divergent (%36.1). There was a significantrelationship between the type of learning styles with academic courses (P=0.006) married status(P=0.004) and average score (P=0.031), but there was no correlation between the type of learning stylesand gender.Conclusion: Considering the predominance of convergent and divergent learning styles in thesestudents, the usage of some educational methods such as problem -based learning, group discussions,brain storming, role playing, computerized simulation and demonstration are recommended in theoretical,clinical and skill laboratory fields, so that; the students in the new and objective situations can apply theirvisualization for more earning knowledge and professional skills.
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