Differences in medical students' academic interest and performance across career choice motivations
Differences in medical students' academic interest and performance across career choice motivations
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DOI：
10.5116/ijme.56a7.5124
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发表时间：
2016-02-15
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Kwon, Bum S.
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作者：
Kim, Kyong-Jee;Hwang, Jee Y.;Kwon, Bum S.
目的：探讨医学生的择业动机及其与学业兴趣和学业成绩的关系。方法：对韩国一所私立医学院的207名医学生进行横断面调查。研究对象的人口统计、职业选择动机和学习兴趣采用自填式问卷进行收集。关于职业选择动机的项目询问了受访者在8个可能的回答选项中申请医学院的主要原因，这8个选项包括职业选择动机的两个组成部分：内在和外在。参与者的学术兴趣水平是通过一个利克特类型的问题来衡量的。结果：共有195名学生完成了问卷调查，回应率为94%。74%的受试者(n=145；内在组)选择了与内在动机有关的原因，22%(n=42；外源性组)选择了与外在动机有关的原因，4%(n=8)的人选择了其他原因申请医学院。内在群体在GPA上的表现优于外在群体，尽管他们之前的学业成就并没有显著差异。内在群体表现出更高的学习兴趣水平，在入学面试中的表现也更好。结论：我们的研究揭示了医学生在不同职业选择动机上的学习兴趣和表现的差异。医学生的择业动机和学习兴趣对学业成绩的预测力有待进一步研究。
Objectives: To investigate medical students' career choice motivation and its relationship with their academic interest and performance.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in a sample (n=207) of medical students at a private medical school in Korea, stratified by year of medical course. Data about participant demographics, career choice motivation and academic interest were collected using a self-report questionnaire. The item on career choice motivation enquired about the respondents' main reason for applying for medical school among 8 possible response options, which comprised two components of career choice motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. The participants' levels of academic interest were measured in a Likert-type question. Participants' academic interest and Grade Point Averages (GPAs) were compared across the groups of different career motivations along with analyses of their admission scores for baseline comparisons.Results: A total of 195 students completed the questionnaire (94% response rate). Seventy-four percent, (n=145; the intrinsic group) of the participants chose reasons related to intrinsic motivation, 22% (n=42; the extrinsic group) chose reasons pertaining to extrinsic motivation, and 4% (n = 8) chose other reasons for applying to medical school. The intrinsic group outperformed the extrinsic group in their GPAs, although their prior academic achievements did not differ significantly. The intrinsic group showed significantly higher levels of academic interest and also performed better in the admission interviews.Conclusions: Our study illustrates differences in medical students' academic interest and performance across career choice motivations. Further research is warranted to establish the predictive power of medical students' career choice motivation and academic interest on their academic performance.