The impact of self-efficacy beliefs on learning strategies: towards learning Human Anatomy at College of Medicine

2016-06-20T02-24-29Z
Source: Journal of Contemporary Medical Education
Lackson Harrison Tembo, Flemmings Fishani Ngwira.
Objective: The study was designed first, to find out from the medical students if their perceived self-efficacy is related to their use of cognitive learning strategies; second, to asses if, in terms of gender and parent education, differences do exist in their levels of self-efficacy and their use of the cognitive strategies. Method: This was a cross section study which employed a pre-tested questionnaire, Motivated Strategies for Leaning Questionnaire (MSLQ), scored on a Likert Scale. The study population was made up of first year medical students after consenting to take part in the study. There was an 86% response rate. Results: Self-efficacy positively predicted both learning strategies of shallow [β = 0.47] and deep [β = 0.42]. There were no significant differences between male and female students on both shallow and deep learning strategies, and self-efficacy beliefs (p

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