Academic performance in human anatomy and physiology classes: A 2-yr study of academic motivation and grade expectation

Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-31

  Sturges, Diana ^a   Maurer, Trent W ^a   Allen, Deborah ^a   Gatch, Delena Bell ^a   Shankar, Padmini ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic motivation; Grade expectation; Health majors; Longitudinal study; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANTICIPATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMEDICAL STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ANATOMY; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STUDENTS, PREMEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964819207     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00091.2015     Document Type: Article

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