Strategic Learning Principles Are Related to Academic Scores for Doctor of Physical Therapy Students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) is a self-assessment of strategic learning principles with scores representing areas for growth. The purpose of this study was to measure LASSI scores at 2 points in time for Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students in a 2-year hybrid program to see if scores changed after a science of learning course and two quarters of the program. The authors then examined the relationship between LASSI scores and academic scores (DPT program GPA, anatomy, and physiology grades).

Methods

Retrospective descriptive analysis of LASSI scores with comparisons between baseline and after a science of learning course and two quarters of the program using a paired t-test; bivariate correlations examined the relationship of LA

SUBMITTER: Reynolds B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11933603 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature