Tutors : the valuable resource to enhance medical student’s motivation
Joint Authors
al-Shaykh, Muhammad Nasr
Khalil, Rim
Diyab, Alsarah
Abd al-Nabi, Rayyan
Muhammad, Fadwa
Mahalah, Shayma
Khayri, Amnah
Abd al-Nabi, Shahd
Shammit, Salma
Munir, Islam Ahmad
Abd Allah, Raghdah
Muhammad, Najla Bashir Ahmad
Balla, Siham Ahmad
al-Hadi, Majidah
Husayn, Nazik al-Malaikah O. S.
al-Hasan, Ahmad
Abd al-Rahim, Muhammad
Munir, Muhammad
Source
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2018), pp.196-206, 11 p.
Publisher
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2018-09-30
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Background: Students’ academic performance is largely affected by their motivation.
Moreover, health professions’ education needs motivated students who are keen to tolerate the burden of clinical work along with the academic excellence to graduate competently.
This study assessed the effect of tutors on students’ motivation.
Method: A cross-sectional, institution-based study of the first-year medical students at University of Khartoum, Sudan was conducted.
A self-administered questionnaire was used comprising a modified Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) with students’ evaluation of their tutors after semester one community medicine course.
A total of 237 out of 324 students responded.
Pearson productmoment correlation coefficient was used to test the relationship between motivation and evaluation.
Hierarchical multiple regression model tested the ability of evaluation factors to predict motivation score.
Results: There was a significant association between tutor’s characteristics regarding creativity in conducting the sessions, igniting discussion, and adequacy of knowledge about the course contents and the motivation score (p-value = 0.001).
There was a strong, positive correlation between the perceived evaluation score and perceived motivation score (r = 0.505, n = 206, p < 0.0005).
After controlling age, gender, paternal educational levels, and scores of Sudanese certificate upon entry, R squared change = 0.28, F change (9.181) = 8.416, p < 0.001.
In the final model, the content of the course was statistically significant, standardized Beta = 0.285, indicating that content uniquely explains 5.7% of the variance in total perceived motivation score.
Conclusion: The evaluation score explained 28% of the variance in student motivation.
Students’ motivation is significantly associated with tutor’s teaching skills concerning knowledge, creativity, students’ involvement, and attractiveness in conducting the tutorials.
Improving course content can enhance students’ motivation toward community medicine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shaykh, Muhammad Nasr& Khalil, Rim& Diyab, Alsarah& Abd al-Nabi, Rayyan& Munir, Muhammad& al-Hasan, Ahmad…[et al.]. 2018. Tutors : the valuable resource to enhance medical student’s motivation. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 13, no. 3, pp.196-206.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-835503
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shaykh, Muhammad Nasr…[et al.]. Tutors : the valuable resource to enhance medical student’s motivation. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 13, no. 3 (2018), pp.196-206.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-835503
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shaykh, Muhammad Nasr& Khalil, Rim& Diyab, Alsarah& Abd al-Nabi, Rayyan& Munir, Muhammad& al-Hasan, Ahmad…[et al.]. Tutors : the valuable resource to enhance medical student’s motivation. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2018. Vol. 13, no. 3, pp.196-206.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-835503
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 204-206
Record ID
BIM-835503