Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Medical students’ perceptions of the educational environment in a private medical school in Southwest Nigeria

. Oluwatosin O. Oguntoye

Volume 13, Issue 2 , February 2023, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: The educational environment plays a very important role in determining the overallperformance of students. The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of undergraduatemedical ... Read More

Perception of educational environment with an assessment of motivational learning strategies and emotional intelligence as factors affecting medical students’ academic achievement

. Zeinab Abdelaziz Kasemy; . Ibrahim Kabbash; . Dalia Desouky; . Shaimaa Abd El‑Raouf; . Samar Aloshari; . Ghadeer El Sheikh

Volume 12, Issue 8 , September 2022, , Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate how medical students perceive their educationalenvironment, as well as the implications of motivation, learning strategies, and the factor ... Read More BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate how medical students perceive their educationalenvironment, as well as the implications of motivation, learning strategies, and the factor of emotionalintelligence on academic achievement.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a cross‑sectional study, 3384 undergraduate students wererecruited from randomly selected Egyptian medical colleges. Students from second to final year, takingfundamental and clinical courses and, at a minimum, three professional exams, were enrolled andsubjected to the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure scale, the Motivated Strategiesfor Learning Questionnaire, and Emotional intelligence questionnaire.RESULTS: The overall mean age of the studied students was 21.42 ± 1.61 years. Femalesrepresented 63.5%, rural residents were 52.2% and students with enough income represented 88.0%.The traditional system adopted 28.4% of the students versus 71.6% in the integrated system. Linearregression using path analysis was conducted to study the predictors of academic achievement, andit revealed that motivation was the highly significant predictor of academic achievement (β = 2.68,CI95%:2.35–3.05, P < 0.001), followed by learning (β = 1.09, CI95%:0.80–1.41, P < 0.001), emotionalintelligence (β = 0.92, CI95%:0.87–0.97, P < 0.001), and the educational environment (β = 0.14,CI95%:0.13–0.15, P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: The study’s findings have implications for medical educators trying to understand thepersonal factors that influence learning and performance in medical school. Students’ motivation wasthe highly significant predictor of academic achievement followed by learning, emotional intelligence,and educational environment. Perception of the learning environment had improved because ofthe integrated student‑centered system, which fosters motivation and emotional intelligence. Toimprove learners’ EI, optimal learning, and educational outcomes, the EI components can be taughtand fostered.

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Medical students’ perceptions of the educational environment in a private medical school in Southwest Nigeria

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Perception of educational environment with an assessment of motivational learning strategies and emotional intelligence as factors affecting medical students’ academic achievement

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