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Objective: It is very important that students have knowledge about learning style preferences as each individual learns differently. This study was performed to determine the learning style preferences of students in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Management, Midwifery, and Social Work Departments at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Istanbul University and to determine whether these preferences differ according to department, gender, and class levels.   Methods: A total of 306 students in the 2015-2016 academic year participated. In this study, a general screening (survey) model was used via the Internet. The Visual, Aural, Read/write, Kinesthetic Learning Preference Inventory was used for data collection. Results were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. The level of significance was accepted as p<0.05.   Results: The participants mostly preferred the “Kinesthetic” style. In addition, in terms of department and class levels there was no significant difference in any dimension of the scale. Only the “kinesthetic” dimension was found to be significantly influential in terms of gender.   Conclusion: We believe that being aware of the learning style preferences will positively affect the approach to the course of the students and they will increase the success of the course by reducing the effort and time which spending on learning. In terms of educators, we foresee that learning style preferences will guide the selection of appropriate techniques and materials.

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