Locus of Control, Learning Styles, and Academic Achievement of Saudi Pre-professional Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Academic Psychiatry Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI:10.1007/s40596-024-02056-9

Suha M Althubaiti, Nouf S Alharbi, Alaa Althubaiti, Amal Alzahrani, Sajida Agha

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Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe medical students' learning styles and locus of control (LOC) and to determine their association with academic achievement.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at a health science university in Saudi Arabia. A sample of 158 medical students completed Kolb's learning style and locus of control scales. The authors measured academic achievement by grade point average (GPA) and collected demographic characteristics.

Results: Most students' learning styles were classified as convergent (51.3%), whereas the rest adopted divergent (23.4%), accommodative (18.4%), and assimilative (7%) styles. Analysis revealed that students with a lower LOC tend to have higher GPAs than those with a higher LOC. However, no association was found between Kolb's learning styles and LOC or GPA.

Conclusions: The findings of this study provide educators with essential insights into factors that enhance students' academic achievements. We conclude that locus of control plays a crucial role in academic success. Medical educators should consider diverse student learning styles to adopt appropriate teaching methods that meet students' needs, ultimately improving educational practices and outcomes in medical education.

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沙特医学预科生的控制感、学习风格和学业成绩：横断面研究。

研究目的本研究旨在描述医科学生的学习风格和控制点（LOC），并确定它们与学业成绩的关系：在沙特阿拉伯的一所健康科学大学开展了一项横断面研究。158 名医科学生完成了科尔布的学习风格和控制位置量表。作者通过平均学分绩点（GPA）测量了学习成绩，并收集了人口统计学特征：结果：大多数学生的学习风格被归类为聚合型（51.3%），而其余学生则采用发散型（23.4%）、迁就型（18.4%）和同化型（7%）。分析表明，LOC 较低的学生的 GPA 往往高于 LOC 较高的学生。然而，在科尔布学习风格与LOC或GPA之间没有发现任何关联：本研究的结果为教育工作者提供了有关提高学生学业成绩的因素的重要见解。我们得出的结论是，自我控制在学业成功中起着至关重要的作用。医学教育工作者应考虑学生的不同学习风格，采取适当的教学方法满足学生的需求，最终改善医学教育的教学实践和成果。

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Academic Psychiatry Multiple-

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3.60

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20.00%

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157

期刊介绍： Academic Psychiatry is the international journal of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, Association for Academic Psychiatry, and Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry publishes original, scholarly work in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences that focuses on innovative education, academic leadership, and advocacy. The scope of the journal includes work that furthers knowledge and stimulates evidence-based advances in academic psychiatry in the following domains: education and training, leadership and administration, career and professional development, ethics and professionalism, and health and well-being.