Abstract
Background: Academic satisfaction is considered one of the most important factors affecting academic achievement among students. The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between academic satisfaction and academic achievement among students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted with 346 student participants using stratified random sampling. The research instrument included the Student Academic Satisfaction Questionnaire, the Academic Performance Rating Scale, and student grade point average (GPA). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. A 0.05 significance level was used for statistical tests. Results: The mean score of academic satisfaction among students was 50.7 ± 9.8 and the academic satisfaction level was moderate in 46.2% of the students. Comparing the academic satisfaction level in different fields of study, students in health (58.5%), nursing (67.5%), and paramedics (51.1%) reported a moderate satisfaction level and students in midwifery (84.2%), pharmacology (53.5%), medicine (69.3%), and dentistry (55.5%) recorded a high satisfaction level (P < 0.05). There was also a significant and positive correlation between academic satisfaction and academic achievement (P = 0.001, r = 0.02). Conclusion: Academic satisfaction among the 46.2% students that reported a moderate level was far from the ideal level. The relationship between academic satisfaction and academic achievement also indicated that creating motivation among students and increasing their levels of satisfaction could provide the grounds for academic achievement among them as much as possible.
Highlights
Attention to educational quality is one of the primary goals of managers, professors and policymakers in the community health system.[1]
Since few studies had been published on the relationship between academic satisfaction level and academic achievement among university students in Iran and considering the fact that such a relationship had not been investigated at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, the purpose of this study was to determine academic satisfaction level and academic achievement among students enrolled in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Out of the 346 university students examined in this study, 215 (62.1%) students were female, 327 (94.5%) students were single, and 193 (55.8%) university students were living in dormitories
Summary
Attention to educational quality is one of the primary goals of managers, professors and policymakers in the community health system.[1]. A survey on the level of academic satisfaction among university students is regarded as a good tool for assessing both universities and students’ academic achievement.[8] On the other hand, satisfaction with the field of study is one of the most important factors in the success of students and helps increase their motivation. The relationship between academic satisfaction and academic achievement indicated that creating motivation among students and increasing their levels of satisfaction could provide the grounds for academic achievement among them as much as possible
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