Effect of practical training on the learning motivation profile of Japanese pharmacy students using structural equation modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To establish a model of Japanese pharmacy students' learning motivation profile and investigate the effects of pharmaceutical practical training programs on their learning motivation.

Methods

The Science Motivation Questionnaire II was administered to pharmacy students in their 4th (before practical training), 5th (before practical training at clinical sites), and 6th (after all practical training) years of study at Josai International University in April, 2016. Factor analysis and multiple-group structural equation modeling were conducted for data analysis.

Results

A total of 165 students participated. The learning motivation profile was modeled with 4 factors (intrinsic, career, self-determination, and grade motivation), and the most effective learning motiv

SUBMITTER: Yamamura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5343119 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature