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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Association of academic performance of premedical students to satisfaction and engagement in a short training program: A cross sectional study presenting gender differences
BMC Research Notes, Volume 7, No. 1, Article 105, Year 2014
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Background: It is important that students have a high academic engagement and satisfaction in order to have good academic achievement. No study measures association of these elements in a short training program. This study aimed to measure the correlation between academic achievement, satisfaction and engagement dimensions in a short training program among premedical students. Methods. We carried out a cross sectional study, in August 2013, at Cercle d'Etudiants, Ingénieurs, Médecins et Professeurs de Lycée pour le Triomphe de l'Excellence (CEMPLEX) training center, a center which prepares students for the national common entrance examination into medical schools in Cameroon. We included all students attending this training center during last examination period. They were asked to fill out a questionnaire on paper. Academic engagement was measured using three dimensions: vigor, dedication and absorption. Satisfaction to lessons, for each learning subject was collected. Academic achievement was calculated using mean of the score of all learning subjects affected with their coefficient. Pearson coefficient (r) and multiple regression models were used to measure association. A p value < 0.05 was statistically significant. Results: In total, 180 students were analyzed. In univariate linear analysis, we found correlation with academic achievement for vigor (r = 0.338, p = 0.006) and dedication (r = 0.287, p = 0.021) only in male students. In multiple regression linear analysis, academic engagement and satisfaction were correlated to academic achievement only in male students (R§ssup§2§esup§ = 0.159, p = 0.035). No correlation was found in female students and in all students. The independent variables (vigor, dedication, absorption and satisfaction) explained 6.8-24.3% of the variance of academic achievement. Conclusion: It is only in male students that academic engagement and satisfaction to lessons are correlated to academic achievement in this short training program for premedical students and this correlation is weak. © 2014 Bigna et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bigna, Jean Joel R.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon
Goulfey District Hospital
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Fonkoue, Loic
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Tchatcho, Manuela Francette F
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Dongmo, Christelle N.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Soh, Dorothée M.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Um, Joseph Lin Lewis N
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Simé, Paule Sandra D.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Affana, Landry A.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Woum, Albert Ruben N
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Noumegni, Steve Raoul Ngongang
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Tabekou, Alphonce
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Wanke, Arlette M.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Taffe, Herman Rhais K
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Cameroon, Douala
University of Douala
Tchoukouan, Miriette Linda N
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Cameroon, Douala
University of Douala
Anyope, Kevin O.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Ella, Stephane Brice E
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Mouaha, Berny Vanessa T
Cameroon, Yaounde
Higher Institute of Medical Technology of Nkolondom
Kenne, Edgar Y.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Mbessoh, Ulrich Igor K.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Tchapmi, Adrienne Y.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Tene, Donald F.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Voufouo, Steve S.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Zogo, Stephanie M.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Nouebissi, Linda P.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Satcho, Kevine F.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Tchoumo, Wati Joel T
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Basso, Moise Fabrice
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Tcheutchoua, Bertrand Daryl N
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cemplex Premedical Training Center
Agbor, Ako A.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 29
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1756-0500-7-105
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Male
Female