Abstract. The purpose of the present paper is to introduce Military Academic Motivation Scale (MAMS), a short and reliable instrument for assessing different types motivation among military cadets. Three representative samples cadets completed MAMS. In Study 1 ( N = 452), hypothesized five-factor structure MAMS was empirically tested supported. 2 1,372), factorial invariance across both gender ...

PURPOSE Problem-based learning (PBL) is an educational approach in which complex authentic problems serve as the context and stimulus for learning. PBL is designed to encourage active participation during learning. The goal of this study was to study the effects of PBL on academic motivation and self-directed learning readiness in medical school students. METHODS The subjects of this study we...

INTRODUCTION The interest in continuing education (CE) for pharmacists has increased because of patient safety issues, advancing science and the quick changes in the profession. Therefore, contemporary pharmaceutical care requires an effective and sustainable system for pharmacists to maintain and improve competencies. Although motivation plays an important role both as a facilitator (desire to...

discovering the effective factors in agricultural students’ academic success was the aim of this study. the statistical population consisted of all 194 junior agriculture students at the university of tehran. the study is of a correlation type with the information being gathered through questionnaires as well as through a study of students’ academic files. there was a positive significant corre...