Participants
visual, auditory, read/write, kinaesthetic)
36 novice clinical medical student participants were recruited. All had undergone summative assessment in simple suturing competencies as part of their curriculum prior to participation in the study but had not previously undertaken the surgical skill being taught and assessed. Demographic data were collected, and preferred learning style data self-reported by participants using the VARK (visual, auditory, read/write, kinaesthetic) model; a validated inventory that identifies student learning preferences [