Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' Motivation
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 effe...
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doaj-868d86caf8804bcfbc8fa913fd52a2bf2021-08-03T00:40:41ZengKnowledge ESudan Journal of Medical Sciences1858-50512018-09-011311110.18502/sjms.v13i3.2957sjms.v13i3.2957Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' MotivationMohamed Nasr Elsheikh0Reem Khalil1Alsarah Diab2Rayyan Abdalnabi3Mohamed Muneer4Ahmed Elhassan5Fadwa Mohammed6Shimaa Mahalah7Amna Khairy8Shahd Abdalnabi9Salma Shammet10Islam Ahmed Munier11Ragda Abdallah12Mohamed Abdelrahim13Najla Basheer Ahmed Mohammed14Nazik Elmalaika Husain15Siham Ahmed Balla16Magda Elhadi17 Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, SudanBackground: 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 product-moment 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.https://doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v13i3.2957motivation, medical students, tutor, community medicine, Sudan |
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Mohamed Nasr Elsheikh Reem Khalil Alsarah Diab Rayyan Abdalnabi Mohamed Muneer Ahmed Elhassan Fadwa Mohammed Shimaa Mahalah Amna Khairy Shahd Abdalnabi Salma Shammet Islam Ahmed Munier Ragda Abdallah Mohamed Abdelrahim Najla Basheer Ahmed Mohammed Nazik Elmalaika Husain Siham Ahmed Balla Magda Elhadi |
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Mohamed Nasr Elsheikh Reem Khalil Alsarah Diab Rayyan Abdalnabi Mohamed Muneer Ahmed Elhassan Fadwa Mohammed Shimaa Mahalah Amna Khairy Shahd Abdalnabi Salma Shammet Islam Ahmed Munier Ragda Abdallah Mohamed Abdelrahim Najla Basheer Ahmed Mohammed Nazik Elmalaika Husain Siham Ahmed Balla Magda Elhadi Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' Motivation Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences motivation, medical students, tutor, community medicine, Sudan |
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Mohamed Nasr Elsheikh Reem Khalil Alsarah Diab Rayyan Abdalnabi Mohamed Muneer Ahmed Elhassan Fadwa Mohammed Shimaa Mahalah Amna Khairy Shahd Abdalnabi Salma Shammet Islam Ahmed Munier Ragda Abdallah Mohamed Abdelrahim Najla Basheer Ahmed Mohammed Nazik Elmalaika Husain Siham Ahmed Balla Magda Elhadi |
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Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' Motivation |
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Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' Motivation |
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Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' Motivation |
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Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' Motivation |
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Tutors: The Valuable Resource to Enhance Medical Students' Motivation |
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tutors: the valuable resource to enhance medical students' motivation |
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Knowledge E |
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Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences |
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2018-09-01 |
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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 product-moment 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. |
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motivation, medical students, tutor, community medicine, Sudan |
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