Previous research on the relationship between Machiavellianism and academic achievement has yielded mixed results. The present study supports the hypothesis of a negative relationship between scores on Mach IV scale and grade point average in a sample of 82 undergraduate students. The modern concept of Machiavellianism was derived from the ideas of Machiavelli as published in The Prince in 1532...

BACKGROUND Undertaking commercial coaching to improve one's chance of selection into medical school is widespread. Although its effect on selection test performance appears to be relatively minimal, its impact on the predictive validity of the tests is unknown. AIMS To examine whether commercial coaching for the Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT) changes its abil...

AIM To assess whether extended medical school duration, block/modular structure of subjects, not allowing students to transfer exams into the higher course year, and curriculum implementation in line with the Bologna Accord are associated with lower attrition and better academic outcomes of medical students. METHODS We retrospectively investigated curricula at the University of Split School o...

Background: Better understanding of factors associated with medical school performance is necessary to improve admission processes and to help students succeed in their career. This study follows a group of Iranian med students during their first 2.5 years of medical education, to evaluate their academic success in accordance with their demographic, cognitive and non-cognitive characteristics. ...

Article history: Received 6 October 2015 Received in revised form 14 January 2016 Accepted 18 January 2016 Available online 5 February 2016 Achieving a university degree is a demanding long-termgoal, and students often showvarying levels of academic achievement despite similar intellectual abilities. In order to help students, researchers thereby need to understand the origins of these individu...

The purpose of this study was to examine what cognitive and non-cognitive factors were responsible for predicting the academic performance of dental students in a dental school in the Republic of Korea. This school is one of those in Korea that now require applicants to have a bachelor's degree. In terms of cognitive factors, students' undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and Dental Educatio...

Although prior research suggests that Latino children of immigrants are segregated in lowincome, high-minority schools, no prior work has examined the eVects of race and class composition on Latino student’s academic achievement or the extent to which compositional eVects vary by generational status. We analyze the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) data using hierarc...

Background and objective Sleep hygiene are behaviours that believed to promote improved quantity quality of sleep, measured through the use sleep index. Students who achieve their needs more academically successful, as reflected by GPA. This study aims identify analyze correlation with grade point average value. Methods used an observational research design cross-sectional data collection metho...

Article history: Received 12 July 2011 Received in revised form 2 November 2011 Accepted 10 November 2011 Available online 3 December 2011 This study investigates the internal structure and construct validity of Complex Problem Solving (CPS), which ismeasured by aMultiple-Item-Approach. It is tested, if (a) three facets of CPS – rule identification (adequateness of strategies), rule knowledge (...

OBJECTIVE Although studies consistently have found a negative bivariate association between alcohol use and academic performance among college students, some research suggests that this association largely results from student differences at matriculation. The present study examines this relationship while controlling for key background factors. METHOD Personal interview surveys were conducte...