Objective To compare the distribution and the relations with study motivations and achievements between sensory learning style of military medical students and those of local ones

and put preference for better knowing the students and teaching effectively. Methods In December 2016

the medical students on campus in some military and local medical university in shanghai were surveyed on by special persons with comprehensive questionnaires including Study Practice Scale

the Visual

Aural

Read/Write

Kinesthetic Questionnaire

and so on. 3027 questionnaires were provided and 2791valid results were collected (92.2%). The difference of the distribution sorts and intensions of sensory learning style of military and local medical students were compared with chi-square test and Nonparametric test; and then respectively compared between their sorts and intensions and study motivation

performance

and so on. Results The distribution sorts of sensory learning style and intensions of single style between military and local medical students showed no statistical significance (χ2=8.345

P=0.080; Z=0.936

P=0.349）

which were both mainly multiple styles

single Kinesthetic

Read/Write

and general intension. It showed difference in study motivation and self-assessment of learning attitude in different distribution sorts of sensory learning style of military medical students (χ2=16.569

19.776

P<0.05)

still no difference in academic performance and its expectation (χ2=7.439

6.219

P=0.114

0.183). It showed no difference in study motivation

self-assessment of learning attitude and academic performance in different intensions of single style of military medical students(χ2=1.348

3.479

1.251

P=0.510

0.176

0.535)

still showed difference in their expectation of academic performance (χ2=24.482

P<0.001). It showed no significance in study motivation

self-assessment of learning attitude

academic performance and its expectation in both different distribution sorts and different intensions of single style of local medical students(χ2=5.038

6.400

5.120

4.374

1.411

0.085

0.034

0.307

P>0.05). Conclusion The sensory learning style of military medical students are similar with those of local ones. Interpretating the specific learning styles of medical students is of a practical significance. The distribution sorts and intensions of medical students’ learning styles is largely independent from their study .