assessment of medical students’ learning and study strategies in self-regulated learning

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zahra jouhari student department of medical education research center, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran;

fariba haghani department of medical education research center, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran

tahereh changiz department of medical education research center, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran

abstract

introduction: research on medical students shows that adopting self-regulation of effort, time, and study strategies can positively influence academic achievement. the purpose of the current study was to assess learning and study strategies in medical students. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014-2015 at isfahan university of medical sciences. the sample size was determined 360 students based on the results of a pilot study on 30 members of the study population. medical students in the first to fourth year of their studies were selected through simple sampling randomly. a valid and reliable persian translation of learning and study strategies inventory (lassi) questionnaire was completed by the students. it measures three latent factors of selfregulated learning: skill, will, and self-regulation. it consists of 80 questions in ten different scales (each scale including eight questions and a variable score of 8-40). data were analyzed using t-test, correlation analysis, and anova. results: considering the ten lassi scales, the highest mean score belonged to test strategies (28.67±4.44), and the lowest mean to self-testing (21.91±4.91). the results showed significant statistical differences between male and female students in selecting the main idea, attitude, and self-testing. anova and post hoc tukey tests showed a significant difference between the mean scores of different areas of lassi among students with different grade point average (gpa) in the university. in all areas except the study aids, the mean scores of students with gpa higher than 17.5 were significantly higher than those of students with gpa lower than 14.5. conclusion: the results showed that students need help and consultation in most areas of learning and study strategies. using 10 areas of lassi can determine the strengths and weaknesses of students in various areas. knowing their own limitations, students will be able to improve their study habits. hence, it is suggested to evaluate the students when enrolling at universities and design educational programs based on the students’ characteristics.

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journal of advances in medical education and professionalism

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