Background and Aim : Recognition of learning and study strategies is a fundamental step for educational interventions, especially in the field of medical sciences. This study aimed to determine the relationship between learning and study strategies with Academic performance of dental students of Babol University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 85 dental students were
randomly studied. The second edition of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) was completed by students after the confirmation of its validity and reliability. For ten area of motivation, attitude, time management, anxiety, concentration, study guide, self-examination, study strategies, main idea choose, time management, data were analyzed using independent t-test and variance and Pearson correlation test. Results: Among the mean scores gained by students, the highest one obtained from ten areas (27.65 ± 5.39) was related to the main idea and the least one (14.88 ± 4.35) was related to the level of anxiety. There was no statistically significant difference between sex and study strategies. (P=0.05) There was positive and strong correlation between study strategies and learning with academic performance. (r=0.52) Conclusion: It seems, post graduate dentistry students need to be guided in some study strategies
areas. Particularly, in anxiety area, which has positive and significant correlation.
Keywords: Learning strategies, study strategies, Dental students, Academic performance.
asri L, jahani N, Razavi S. Evaluation effect of Learning and study strategy on educational interventions of dental student . J Res Dent Sci 2019; 16 (1) :67-70 URL: http://jrds.ir/article-1-925-en.html