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Assessment of Academic Self - Efficacy of Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences in 2017-2018
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Zahra Farghedani1   , Hadis Ghajari2 , Akram Barati2 , Mozhgan Hayati2 , Seyed Hasan Adeli3 , Siamak Mohebi 4 |
1- Students Research committee, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
2- Students Research committee, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
3- Medical Education Development Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
4- Department of Health Education & Health Promotion, Health School, Qom university of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran , mohebisiamak@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (4308 Views) |
Introduction: Access to academic competence and development has been mostly regarded as the final aim of learners and the educational system of any country, which has been mostly effected by so many factors. One of these factors is the academic self-efficacy of the students, which has been defined as the students' views about the capability to study within the educational process. The aim of this study was to assess the academic self-efficacy of students at Qom University of Medical Sciences in 2017-2108
Methods: over this cross-sectional study, a descriptive-analytic method was adopted across a multi-stage sampling among various faculties with respect to entrance and graduation so-called yardsticks. The data collecting instrument was a demographic characteristics questionnaire and a standardized academic self-efficacy questionnaire(32 articulated item). Data have been described through SPSS version 19 and central indices and frequency distribution and then analyzed through independent T tests, ANOVA software and Duncan test and Pearson and spearman correlation coefficients in p value(significance level) less than /05.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age of the samples were 21/38±1/72 scores, and% 81/9 female, %78/7 male and %56/9 settled in dormitory. The students' academic self-efficacy mean and standard deviation were 109/84±21/19 from the achieved range of 30-160 .This result reveals that %4/3 have weak academic self-efficacy and %57/4 have average academic self-efficacy and %38/3 have favorite academic self-efficacy. Statistical tests suggest that academic self-efficacy on the basis of sex (p= /014) and on the basis of the type and the location of faculty (p= //001) have statistically different significance. Pearson correlation coefficient revealed that between academic self-efficacy and overall academic mean ,there was a direct significant correlation (p<0 /001 , r=/381)
Conclusion: Ultimately, the results revealed that the students of Qom University of Medical Sciences have moderate academic self-efficacy and based on its relevance with some components which is Effective in studying, it is essential to take into account the student's promoting programs for the university. |
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| Keywords: Academic self-efficacy, academic achievement, student |
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Article Type: Original Research |
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Research in Medical Science Education
Received: 2018/05/29 | Accepted: 2019/02/4 | Published: 2019/08/15
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