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Viewpoints of the lecturers’ and students’ at Rehabilitation College of Semnan University of Medical Sciences on the factors influencing students’ academic achievement in 2012-2013 academic year
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Razieh Ehsani   , Saeed Haji-Aghajani , Tayebeh Rastegar , Hamidreza Atarmoghadam , Mohammad Amouzadeh-Khalili , Raheb Ghorbani , A. li Rashidy-Pour |
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Abstract: (5698 Views) |
| Introduction: Academic achievement has been one of the
efficiency indexes of every educational system that is influenced by many
factors. This study has been conducted with the aim of surveying the views of
Lecturers’ and students at Rehabilitation College of Semnan University of
Medical Sciences on the factors influencing students’ academic achievement. Materials and Methods: In the current study, which is a cross-sectional
descriptive-analytic one, a census method was employed and it was conducted in
the academic years of 2012 and 2013. The participants of the study were 130
sophomore and higher level university students majoring in physiotherapy,
occupational therapy speech therapy at Bsc level and as many as 40 Lecturers at
the Rehabilitation College of Semnan University. For the purpose of data
collection, a 25-item self-developed questionnaire on Likert scale was
developed and its reliability and validity was confirmed. Results: Among
the five areas surveyed in the study based on the perspective of Lecturers and
students, factors related to student (4.43±0.49) and (4.17±0.52) received the
highest scores. Meanwhile, the lecturers assigned the lowest score to family
factors (3.53± 0.53) and students scored facilities of the educational
environment the lowest (3.84±0.90). A comparison of the views revealed that
there is a significant difference between the lecturers and students’
perspectives on student (p=0.007), family (p=0/017) and socioeconomic factors
(p=0.001). Like lecturers, the students perceived future job opportunity of the
field, interest in the field and self-confidence as effective factors on
academic achievement. Conclusion: Considering
learners and factors closely related to them as well as preparing grounds for
increasing learners’ motivation, confidence and interest in the field have
appreciable influence on learners’ academic achievement. |
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| Keywords: Attitude, Faculty, Students, Academic achievement, Educational status, Semnan university of medical sciences |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
General
Received: 2014/05/28 | Accepted: 2014/09/3 | Published: 2014/12/14
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