The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction: The scientific understanding gained from pharmacology investigations is used to support a wide range of medical therapies. As a result, pharmacology is essential in medicine. As a result of the coronavirus epidemic, several colleges throughout the world have resorted to online pharma...
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| author | Saat, Azmah Mohd. Thani, Suryati Salihan, Safuraa Ab. Razak, Nur Izah Masrudin, Siti Saleha |
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| description | Introduction: The scientific understanding gained from pharmacology investigations is used to support a wide range
of medical therapies. As a result, pharmacology is essential in medicine. As a result of the coronavirus epidemic,
several colleges throughout the world have resorted to online pharmacology learning, which has an indirect impact
on student academic progress. Aside from learning styles, a student’s time management abilities are another essential
aspect that affects their academic success. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that employed a questionnaire to
assess first-year medical students from Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ learning
style and time management skills. A series of pharmacological questions involving short answer questions was also given to the students to assess their pharmacology performance. Results: There was a significant weak negative
correlation between superficial learning style and pharmacology performance (r=-0.272, p<.05). There was also a
significant weak correlation between deep learning style and long range planning (r=0.256, p<.05) and including
short range planning (r=0.263, p<0.5). Lastly, significant weak negative correlation on pharmacology performance
and long range planning was seen (r=0.256, p<.05). However, there was no significant correlation between time
management and pharmacology performance. Conclusion: Students that use a superficial learning style struggle in
school, yet deep learning styles in both short and long term planning do not always increase pharmacology performance. A good time management skills does not guarantee a good pharmacology performance either. Other relevant
factors, like as socio-demographic characteristics, that may contribute to this outcome, particularly during this epidemic, should be investigated further. |
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| spelling | upm-1034672023-05-26T07:38:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103467/ The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic Saat, Azmah Mohd. Thani, Suryati Salihan, Safuraa Ab. Razak, Nur Izah Masrudin, Siti Saleha Introduction: The scientific understanding gained from pharmacology investigations is used to support a wide range of medical therapies. As a result, pharmacology is essential in medicine. As a result of the coronavirus epidemic, several colleges throughout the world have resorted to online pharmacology learning, which has an indirect impact on student academic progress. Aside from learning styles, a student’s time management abilities are another essential aspect that affects their academic success. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that employed a questionnaire to assess first-year medical students from Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ learning style and time management skills. A series of pharmacological questions involving short answer questions was also given to the students to assess their pharmacology performance. Results: There was a significant weak negative correlation between superficial learning style and pharmacology performance (r=-0.272, p<.05). There was also a significant weak correlation between deep learning style and long range planning (r=0.256, p<.05) and including short range planning (r=0.263, p<0.5). Lastly, significant weak negative correlation on pharmacology performance and long range planning was seen (r=0.256, p<.05). However, there was no significant correlation between time management and pharmacology performance. Conclusion: Students that use a superficial learning style struggle in school, yet deep learning styles in both short and long term planning do not always increase pharmacology performance. A good time management skills does not guarantee a good pharmacology performance either. Other relevant factors, like as socio-demographic characteristics, that may contribute to this outcome, particularly during this epidemic, should be investigated further. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed Saat, Azmah and Mohd. Thani, Suryati and Salihan, Safuraa and Ab. Razak, Nur Izah and Masrudin, Siti Saleha (2022) The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (suppl.14). 94 - 103. ISSN 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_18_2022/mjmhs_vol18_supp_14_oktober_2022-69926 |
| spellingShingle | Saat, Azmah Mohd. Thani, Suryati Salihan, Safuraa Ab. Razak, Nur Izah Masrudin, Siti Saleha The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title | The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | association between learning styles, time management skills and pharmacology academic performance among first year medical students in universiti putra malaysia (upm) during the covid-19 pandemic |
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