Students' perceptions of factors for academic failure in pre-clinical years of a medical school

Kiran, Faiza; Javaid, Arshad

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“…Nearly half percentage of both genders [M=55 (50%), F=61 (53%), p=0.323] claimed that they came into this field by their own choice but further evidence suggested that a significant number of male students declared that they chose medicine [M=35 (31%), F=28 (24%), p=0.155] to fulfill their parents "dream which can be interpreted as indoctrination or parental pressure. This is in accordance with findings of Kiran and Javaid 7 and Gyorffee 15 who stated that meeting parental expectations and desire to make them happy were main motivations for students in some cases. This is endorsed by study findings of Kim et al 6 , where male students showed effect of doctor parents as the main reason.…”

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Identification of Career Choice Motivations in Medical Students and Its Association With Academic Performance and Gender; A Case Control Study

Kiran

Irum²,

Zahoor

2021

PAFMJ

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Objective: To identify the reasons for choosing medicine as a career in medical students and find their association with gender and different academic performance. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad Pakistan, from 2015 to 2017. Methodology: A self-reported questionnaire was developed after thorough literature search and interviewing few students. All students who gave consent and filled questionnaire were included in the study. Students, who obtained less than 50% marks in professional examinations, were labelled as cases and those who passed were labelled as controls. Ratio of cases to controls obtained was 1:2. Data was analyzed using SPSS-23. Results: Total 225 students took part in the study. Half of both genders [M=55 (50%), F=61 (53%)] came into this field by their own choice. Male students chose medicine as a career mainly because they were more passionate [M=51(46%), F=38 (33%), pvalue = 0.03], wanted to honor their parents‟ wishes [M=35 (31%), F=28 (24%)], and used to find biology easier than math [M=19 (17%), F=14 (12%)]. Female students chose medicine as a career mainly because they had a misconception of relatively easier career growth in medicine [M=4 (3%), F=6 (5%)]. Conclusion: Most medical students in this private institute came into medicine of their own choice. However, passion, honoring parents‟ wishes and finding biology easier than math was more evident in failed students and male gender whereas females came with misconception of an easy career path in medicine.

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“…In developing world, intrinsic motivation, intellectual curiosity, death and illness of family/friends, social prestige and financial gain were considered as main triggers leading to choosing medicine as a career 5,6 . In Southeast Asian countries, family influence and indoctrination also push students toward medicine 7 .…”

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Identification of Career Choice Motivations in Medical Students and Its Association With Academic Performance and Gender; A Case Control Study

Kiran

Irum²,

Zahoor

2021

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“…Psychological issues are not uncommon. 5 Quarter of the low performers have psychological problems, 4 similar to our findings. Theme: Assessment of Behaviour: Behaviour and performance in the major assessments are significant factors to predict students at risk for failure in preclinical as highlighted by Yates 8 and Ahmedy 14 in their studies.…”

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“…Theme: Essentials for Learning: Poor time management and self-regulation as a major factor for poor performance has been mentioned in different studies. 5,19,20 Pinyopornpanish et al found 79.3% low performance is due to individual factors in which absenteeism was a prominent cause. 4 Critical thinking plays a role and hesitation for asking help adds to low performance.…”

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“…Many factors have been identified leading to academic failure, like lack of proper planning and self-regulation, psychological and personality issues, socio-demographic disposition, cognitive problems, demotivation, low self-efficacy, poor learning environment, inappropriate instructional design, teaching strategies, and others. 4 , 5 UNESCO has defined academic failure as “to repeating the grade, early drop out and decline in the educational quality of learners”. 6 In this study operational definition of academic failure is ‘Student failing maximum examinations, of the fourth and fifth year’.…”

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Factors leading to the academic failure of undergraduate medical students - Predict early to prevent

Rashid

Yasmeen²,

Ahmed³

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Pak J Med Sci

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Objectives: The main objective of the study was to explore the factors to predict academic failure before the first major assessment. Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted from March 2021 to August 2021 at Riphah International University. Using the purposive sampling technique, 16 students and seven teachers were included in the study. Eight online interviews were conducted with students who were academic failures and two focus group discussions were held with eight high achievers and seven teachers. The data was analyzed and thematic analysis was done. Results: Thematic analyses deduced relevant themes which were: Educational Journey Does past matter? Essential for learning, Personality and psychological make-up, and assessment of behaviour. The factors identified were performance record, learning difficulty, educational dislocation, missionless and purposeless, against free will, tuition, poor self-regulation, low effort, procrastination, non-reflective practice, cognitive load mismanagement, limited remediation, hesitant help-seeking, low self-efficacy, introvert behaviour, demotivation, emotional imbalance, observation of student behaviour, assessment of assigned task. Conclusion: Academic failure can be predicted early and salvaged. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.8.5951 How to cite this:Rashid A, Yasmeen R, Ahmed R, Jawed K. Factors leading to the academic failure of undergraduate medical students - Predict early to prevent. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(8):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.8.5951 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“I am afflicted with the evil eye!” How Islamic cultural beliefs influence college students’ perceptions of their academic experience

Alrashidi,

Alnufaishan

2024

JME

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Purpose Islamic culture believes the evil eye can cause distress, mental illness, physical illness and even death through envious glances. However, the gap was highlighted about the influence of college students’ religious beliefs, particularly those of the evil eyes, on their academic failures. Based on this notion, this study aims to explore how evil eye beliefs affect students’ academic experiences with failures in a culturally diverse educational environment. Design/methodology/approach This study included 18 female Sunni-Muslim students from Kuwait University by using Heidegger’s phenomenological framework. The study conducted 18 face-to-face interviews over four weeks and analyzed the data using NVivo 14 with thematic analysis and phenomenological assumptions. Findings This in-depth study shows how the pervasive belief in the evil eye in academic settings challenges students. The study found how this cultural belief affects students’ mental health, academic performance and social interactions. The study also explored cultural sensitivity’s wider implications, how educational institutions face the psychological stress this belief causes, cultural effects on academic failure and student coping mechanisms. Research limitations/implications Because the study was qualitative and exploratory, the findings provide depth rather than breadth of understanding about students’ evil eye perceptions. The study does not consider the possibility that “evil eye” beliefs might be psychological delusions, complicating cultural beliefs and mental health symptoms. This oversight makes it challenging to select participants who have genuinely experienced evil eye effects. Teachers interviewed students who might withhold private information or alter their responses due to power dynamics or a desire to appear positive. This setting might bias data, reducing its authenticity and depth. Practical implications The study suggests that academic institutions should address cultural beliefs to support students’ education and academic performance rather than promoting hate, evil eye and oppression. Originality/value This study highlights the need for academic environments to address and mitigate the evil eye belief’s unique challenges, creating a more inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students.

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Students' perceptions of factors for academic failure in pre-clinical years of a medical school

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Identification of Career Choice Motivations in Medical Students and Its Association With Academic Performance and Gender; A Case Control Study

Identification of Career Choice Motivations in Medical Students and Its Association With Academic Performance and Gender; A Case Control Study

Factors leading to the academic failure of undergraduate medical students - Predict early to prevent

“I am afflicted with the evil eye!” How Islamic cultural beliefs influence college students’ perceptions of their academic experience

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