The Relationship between Erciyes, Selçuk, and Akdeniz MedicalSchool Third-Year Students’ Learning Approaches and TheirNon-attendance Attitude and Tendencies


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BAYKAN Z., ŞENOL Y., AYTUĞ KOŞAN A. M., NAÇAR M.

Journal of Medical Education, vol.16, no.2, pp.97-108, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: Journal of Medical Education
  • Journal Indexes: Other Indexes
  • Page Numbers: pp.97-108
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Non-attendance is an undesirable student behavior. Although some studies about the factors for non-attendance behavior have been carried out at medical schools, the learning approach of a student has not been studied and it can also be a factor for non-attendance. We aimed to assess the relationship between learning approaches and non-attendance attitude and tendency. Methods: This is a correlational study. 644 students registered in three medical schools were enrolled. Data were collected during May 2015. “The Revised Two Factor Learning Approach Scale”, “Non-attendance
Attitude Scale” and “Non-attendance Tendency Scale” were used as data collection tools. Results: Out of 478 studied students, 10.3% mentioned that they never missed theoretical classes and 71.3% mentioned that they never missed practical classes. Sleeplessness was the most common reason for non-attendance. 45.6% of all students thought that non-attendance affected student success. The students’ mean score for deep learning was 29.5±6.1 and for superficial learning was 30.5±5.6. The mean score
for non-attendance attitude scale was 54.4±12.8 and from non-attendance tendency scale was 90.5±19.6. Conclusion: Learning approach is an effective factor for attendance. As deep learning approach is adopted, tendency for non-attendance decreases and the attitude becomes positive.