Abstract

Mostafa T. Y. Gabr, Abdel-Hamid A. Serwah,* Waleed S. Mohamed, Mohamed A. Serwah, Abdelrahman Gazy, Abrar Abdulla Oraijah, Hassan El Shehri, Sami M. Al Thebiti, Alsobiai and Naif Al Zahrani

ABSTRACT

Background and study aims: Despite their recognized intellectual ability and achieved academic pursuits, medical students’ academic achievement is influenced by motivation. This study aims to assess the possible role of different motivational factors in the academic performance of medical students and the possible effect of student gender on these factors. Materials and Methods: Four hundreds and five medical students, from 2nd to 6th year during the academic year 2016-2017, College of Medicine, Taif University participated in the completion of the motivation questionnaire, comprising 40 items and measuring seven domains of motivation. Data were computer analyzed. Results: About 55% and 60% of student agreed that self-efficacy and active learning styles respectively, are motivating factor for better performance. 60% of the students agreed that the curriculum related variables had an effect on their motivation. Administrative and learning environment factors; comfortable learning rooms, available computers and access to library, motivate students in their academic performance. 76% of the respondents accepted that just learning of medicine makes them motivated and inspire them to excellence. Most students agreed that intrinsic motivating factors were inspiring to them while, extrinsic motivation has a little role. Conclusions: The value of learning medicine, administration and learning environmental factors, characters of the curriculum according to the requirements of learning objectives were the most motivating factors agreed upon by the students. Extrinsic motivating factors were less to be accepted by students to make them work harder. There was a statistically significant difference between male and female students in few motivating items.