An Investigation of the Study Habits of Students of the Rehabilitation Faculty of an Iranian University of Medical Sciences during a Semester
Sirous Pakseresht1* and Aslan Mehri Dehno21Department of Psychiatry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. 2School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract: Several factors influence students’ educational status. One of these factors is study skills. Study Skills help improve students’ educational abilities by facilitating the learning process. Recognizing these Skills also helps students to achieve success by determining their strengths and weaknesses in studying. The students’ study methods have an absolute effect on their learning and therefore on their cognitive skills and finally on their future job. Being unaware of correct study methods can lead to students’ confusion and waste their time and energy. The present study aims to investigate the students’ study skills and recognizing their related problems, and therefore recommending the educational centers to establish programs to resolve the problems. This is a descriptive study. The subjects include the students of Rehabilitation Faculty of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences in 2nd Semester of the academic year 2008-2009. The number of subjects was 83. The questionnaire of Sharma Study Habit Inventory (PSSHI) was given to the subjects to be filled out carefully. Then the questionnaires were gathered and analyzed by descriptive statistical methods with SPSS.16 software. There is a significant relationship between note-taking and reading ability. There is also a significant relationship between note-taking and time management. Various parameters can help increase students’ success. An increase in motivation can increase their ability to take notes and to manage their time. All these factors improve the memory functions and will finally lead to students’ success.
Keywords: Study habits- educational success Back to TOC