Sadra Medical Journal

Investigating the Relationship between Academic Motivation and Academic Performance in Clinical Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Nasrin Shokrpour 1
Elham Nasiri 2
Farhad Pakdel 2
Maryam Shahbazi 3

1 Professor, English Department, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, English Department, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 MSc, Medical Education Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/smsj.2024.101193.1479
Abstract
Introduction: The main element of being a student is learning and pursuing knowledge. A student is an individual who has a strong motivation for seeking knowledge and increasing his/her insight to increase the level of scientific information and deepen his understanding. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between academic motivation and academic performance of medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Shiraz, Iran).
Methods: This research was an applied descriptive-analytical study. The study population was all the clinical medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Shiraz, Iran). McInerney’s standard academic motivation questionnaire was used to collect the required data for the study. The study population was 293 clinical students who were selected as a sample.
Results: Based on the results of this study, there was a significantly positive correlation between the level of academic performance of clinical medical students and the dimensions of academic motivation including the tendency to acquire ability (P=0.043, r=0.118), tendency to perform (P=0.013, r=0.146), and tendency towards external goals (P=0.034, r=0.124). The results of this study also showed that only the dimension of motivation for academic progress had no significant correlation with the academic performance of clinical students (P=0.096, r=0.098).
Conclusion: In general, the findings of this research indicated that academic motivation in students was one of the factors influencing academic performance, and with the increase of a student’s motivation to progress, their academic performance also improves.

Keywords

Academia
Motivation
Academic performance
Medical students
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Sadra Medical Journal
Volume 12, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 513-527

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