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Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students
AIM: This study aimed to assess the influence of motivation on academic performance among dental undergraduate students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among a sample of 187 undergraduate dental students from the main dental colleges in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia using an el...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514345/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110588 http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.319 |
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description | AIM: This study aimed to assess the influence of motivation on academic performance among dental undergraduate students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among a sample of 187 undergraduate dental students from the main dental colleges in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia using an electronic questionnaire. Students’ academic performance was measured by their current grade point average (GPA). Motivation was assessed using the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), which is a self-report instrument designed to assess students’ motivational orientations and learning strategies in college, including goals and value beliefs for the studied program (intrinsic, extrinsic goals orientation and task value), beliefs about their skills to succeed in their studies (control of learning beliefs, self-efficacy for learning and performance), and their anxiety about program tests. RESULTS: The results showed positive correlations between GPA and the motivation scale (r = 0.2296, p = 0.0019) and most of its subscales, including self-efficacy for learning performance (r = 0.2997, p = 0.0001), control of learning beliefs (r = 0.2305, p = 0.0021) and task value (r = 0. 2243, p = 0.0021). Test anxiety showed negative correlation with GPA (r = -0.1943, p = 0.0100). Compared to their counterparts, male students, students perceived to be from middle class families and students living with their families were consistently showing significant correlations between GPA and most of the motivation subscales. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that motivation for learning can influence the academic performance of dental students. This influence can be affected by factors such as sex, socioeconomic factors and family support of the students. |
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spelling | pubmed-65143452019-05-20 Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students Almalki, Sultan A. Open Access Maced J Med Sci Dental Science AIM: This study aimed to assess the influence of motivation on academic performance among dental undergraduate students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among a sample of 187 undergraduate dental students from the main dental colleges in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia using an electronic questionnaire. Students’ academic performance was measured by their current grade point average (GPA). Motivation was assessed using the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), which is a self-report instrument designed to assess students’ motivational orientations and learning strategies in college, including goals and value beliefs for the studied program (intrinsic, extrinsic goals orientation and task value), beliefs about their skills to succeed in their studies (control of learning beliefs, self-efficacy for learning and performance), and their anxiety about program tests. RESULTS: The results showed positive correlations between GPA and the motivation scale (r = 0.2296, p = 0.0019) and most of its subscales, including self-efficacy for learning performance (r = 0.2997, p = 0.0001), control of learning beliefs (r = 0.2305, p = 0.0021) and task value (r = 0. 2243, p = 0.0021). Test anxiety showed negative correlation with GPA (r = -0.1943, p = 0.0100). Compared to their counterparts, male students, students perceived to be from middle class families and students living with their families were consistently showing significant correlations between GPA and most of the motivation subscales. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that motivation for learning can influence the academic performance of dental students. This influence can be affected by factors such as sex, socioeconomic factors and family support of the students. Republic of Macedonia 2019-04-29 /pmc/articles/PMC6514345/ /pubmed/31110588 http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.319 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Sultan A. Almalki. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/CC BY-NC/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). |
spellingShingle | Dental Science Almalki, Sultan A. Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students |
title | Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students |
title_full | Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students |
title_fullStr | Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students |
title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students |
title_short | Influence of Motivation on Academic Performance among Dental College Students |
title_sort | influence of motivation on academic performance among dental college students |
topic | Dental Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514345/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110588 http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.319 |
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