Factors associated with performance of second year student in pharmacology examinations

Jaykaran,; Yadav, Preeti; Chavda, Nilesh; Kantharia, ND

doi:10.4103/0976-500x.81911

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“…Jaykaran et al [10] reported a comparable academic performance of day scholar and hostel aid students which differ from the result of this study where day scholar students performed better than their colleagues with hostel aid. The reason for this difference though not investigated in this study could be because of the rural-urban background of students and the medium of instruction at their schools.…”

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“…Previous studies reported that high percentages of marks are secured by students who attend classes regularly compared to those who failed to do so. Jaykaran et al [10] in his study reported a moderate correlation between attendance and marks obtained in pharmacology by the Indian medical undergraduate students (Pearson correlation coeffi cient = 0.578, P = 0.00). BinSaeed et al, [11] also demonstrated that students without a history of absenteeism had a higher mean grade point average (GPA) in comparison with students with a history of absenteeism.…”

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Predictors of academic performance of medical undergraduate students of microbiology class in Kolkata

Roy¹,

Chadalawada²

2014

Int J Med Public Health

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Context:Identification of the effect of valid factors on students' academic performance is of great importance to student counseling and policy making. Aims: This study was carried out to fi nd the predictors of academic performance of 2 nd year undergraduate medical students of a renowned Medical College of Kolkata. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Kolkata. The information on factors like attendance percentage, sex, place of residence, previous academic performance of the entire batch of 2 nd year students was collected from the departments' academic records and through personal interview. The association of the above mentioned factors with students' academic performance was determined through statistical analysis using t-test and multiple linear regression modeling and the results were reported. Results: Academic performance is found to be weakly correlated with attendance. Better academic grade was observed for the group with high attendance percentage compared to the other with low attendance percentage (P < 0.01). Higher percentage of marks was observed to be scored by female students (P < 0.01), local students (P < 0.01) and high performers who were capable of successfully clearing their 1 st year's coursework in their fi rst attempt (P < 0.01). Conclusion: All the factors studied in this paper which includes attendance, sex, place of residence and previous academic performance serve as predictors in understanding students' performance. Among the above mentioned, the attendance of the students is an important factor that has to be monitored and regulated through corrective actions to improve the performance of the class.

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Predictors of academic performance of medical undergraduate students of microbiology class in Kolkata

Roy¹,

Chadalawada²

2014

Int J Med Public Health

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“…Correlation analysis is a good way to determine associations and was used in several (Hamdi, 2006;Jaykaran et al, 2011;Stegers-Jager et al, 2012;Demir et al, 2012;Al Khaja et al, 2019) but not all the studies (Khan et al, 2003;BinSaeed et al, 2009;Selvig et al, 2014;Popovic et al, 2018). Three studies showed moderate associations ( (Hamdi, 2006;Jaykaran et al, 2011;Stegers-Jager et al, 2012), one study showed moderate to weak associations (Al Khaja et al, 2019) and one study showed a weak association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes (Demir et al, 2012). In addition, one of the studies using correlation analysis was able to show that the students had better outcomes for the lectures they attended than for the ones they skipped, and that this was true for both the first-time and repeat takers (Demir et al, 2017).…”

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A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Lecture Attendance and Academic Outcomes for Students Studying the Human Biosciences

Doggrell

2020

IJISME

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Historically, lecture attendance was considered a predictor of better academic outcomes. However, it is not known whether this is true for the human biosciences or whether it still applies with the introduction of lecture recordings. The aims were to determine (i) any association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes for students studying the human biosciences, and (ii) whether this was altered by the availability of lecture recordings. There were 27 studies of the association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes in 32 courses, and for 24 courses (75%) there was a positive association. The positive association occurred in a similar percentage of undergraduate courses for allied health students and science students (72%) and courses for dental and medical students (82%), who are predominantly postgraduate students. Eleven studies reported the use of lecture recordings with a positive association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes being reported for 11 of the 16 courses (69%). From 16 studies/courses not reporting the availability of lecture recordings, 13 did show (82%) a positive association, and three did not show (18%) an association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes. In conclusion, as most studies show a positive relationship between lecture attendance and academic outcomes, it seems reasonable to continue to provide face-to-face lectures, and encourage students to attend. To date, there is no definitive evidence that the availability of lecture recordings alters the positive relationship between lecture attendance and academic outcomes.

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“…In the absence of reported availability of lecture recordings, a positive association was shown for 93% of courses (13 of 14 studies) versus one course (7%) not showing an association. There were 13 studies showing a positive association (Hamen & Kelland, 1994;Gatherer & Manning, 1998;Brown, Graham, Money, & Rakoczy, 1999;Grisé & Kenney, 2003;Khan, Khattak, Mahsud, Ali, Khan, Saleem, & Shah, 2003;Moore et al, 2003;Moore, 2006;Hamdi, 2006;Salamonson et al, 2009;BinSaeed et al, 2009;Jaykaran, Yadav, Chavda, & Kantharia, 2011;Stegers-Jager, Cohen-Schotanus, & Themmen, 2012;Demir, Tutuk, Dogan, Egeli, & Turner, 2017), and the one study not showing a positive association was that of Cohall and Skeete, 2012. In contrast, in the presence of lecture recordings, a positive association was shown in 58% of courses (7 of 12 courses) versus 42% of courses not showing a relationship between lecture attendance and academic outcomes. There were seven courses showing a positive association (Fernandes et al, 2008;Soto & Anand, 2009;Horton et al, 2012;Selvig et al, 2014;Popovic et al, 2018;Doggrell, 2018; and for one in four courses studied by Davis et al, 2012) and five courses not showing an association (Hidayat et al, 2012;Azab et al, 2016; and three courses studied by Davis et al, 2012).…”

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The Relationships between Lecture Attendance or Accessing Lecture Recordings and Academic Outcomes: Results from a Pharmacology Course in a Biomedical Science Degree

Doggrell

2019

IJISME

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The effect of lecture recordings on academic outcomes is not clear, and it is not known whether lecture recordings alter the association between attending lectures and academic outcomes. In a third-year pharmacology course, 39 of 42 students consented to the study. Sixty percent of the students attended the first lecture monitored, and then lecture attendance declined to an average of 41%/lecture. The final marks were significantly higher for students who attended ≥ 50% than those who attended < 50% of lectures. There was a weak positive association between lecture attendance and the final course mark in pharmacology. Thirteen of the 39 students did not access any lecture recordings, and an additional 10 students did not access any lecture recordings to ≥ 60% completion. For the 26 students who accessed the lecture recordings, there was a weak negative association between number of lectures accessed to ≥ 80% completion and final mark, but no correlation when the one student who failed the course was removed from the analysis. From this study, it does not seem that lecture recordings can be used as an effective replacement of face-to-face lectures. As lecture recordings were accessed more by the students who subsequently had poorer outcomes, it is possible that they would have had even poorer outcomes without this access.

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Factors associated with performance of second year student in pharmacology examinations

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Predictors of academic performance of medical undergraduate students of microbiology class in Kolkata

Predictors of academic performance of medical undergraduate students of microbiology class in Kolkata

A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Lecture Attendance and Academic Outcomes for Students Studying the Human Biosciences

The Relationships between Lecture Attendance or Accessing Lecture Recordings and Academic Outcomes: Results from a Pharmacology Course in a Biomedical Science Degree

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