The Relationship between Reading Habits and Academic Achievement Motivation in Qazvin Dental Students in 2022-2023

Sahar Chokami  Rafiei; Mohamad  Karami; Mahtab  Samiei Far

doi:10.18502/jcr.v11i2.17029

Sahar Chokami Rafiei Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohamad Karami Dentist, Qazvin, Iran
Mahtab Samiei Far Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jcr.v11i2.17029

Keywords: study, habits, academic, motivation, dentistry

Abstract

Introduction: Improvement of students' academic performance is the main goal of educational centers because the academic performance of individuals is the basis of their success at every juncture. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between study habits and academic achievement motivation in Qazvin dental students in 2022-2023.

Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical study that was performed on all dental students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. Data collection tool was three questionnaires, the first part contained demographic and background information including age, sex, marital status, semester and second part contained the PSSHI study habits questionnaire which was developed by Palesani and Sharma and included 45 questions. The third part contains Hermens questionnaire to measure the motivation of academic achievement. The validity of the questionnaires was obtained using experts' opinions and its reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alpha test. The collected data were entered into SPSS software version 26, then using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, etc.) and statistical analysis including independent t-test and ANOVA were analyzed.

Results: The results of this study showed that the educational motivation of most students of Qazvin dental school was high which had no significant relationship with sex, age, marital status and term (p˃0.05). There was a significant relationship between academic motivation and study habits of students (p˂0.05).

Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the study habits of Qazvin dental students are moderately desirable, so it seems that students are not familiar enough with learning facilities and study skills. Therefore to enhance the study skills of students, teaching Workshops will be included in the curriculum.