The Relationships of The types of Entry Selection of Students with their Learning Motivation, Learning Strategies, and Learning Achievement
Abstract: The learning
achievement of students in higher education is reflected in their grade point
average (GPA). Selection types in student admission, learning motivation, and
learning strategies are believed to influence the effective and efficient
learning achievement, thus facilitating achieving the desired learning
objectives. Medical students should have good behavior and learning styles that
eventually can help to make lifelong learning. Students that can organize
themselves to learning tend to use a good strategy in running the study.
Learning motivation and learning strategies used by the learner will affect
student results. This study aimed to compare the 3 types of selection in
student admission to learning motivation, learning strategies and achievement
of students of the Faculty of Medicine.
Method: This was a quantitative study using a cross sectional design. The
subjects were preclinical students at the Faculty of Medicine of Halu Oleo
University, Kendari, consisting of 161 first-year students, 137 second year
students, and 148 third year students. This study used a questionnaire
‘Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)’ to measure learning
motivation and learning strategies. The results of MSLQ and GPA were compared
based on the type of student selection.
Results: Within all categories of learning achievement, the highest
scores were achieved by the students from selection of SBMPTN, followed by
SNMPTN, then SLMPTN. Mean of extrinsic goal orientation of students with all
types of student selection was high, whereas the lowest mean was learning
self-confidence. Learning strategy with high score was repetition, and the
lowest score was critical thinking in students with all types of student’s
selection. There was a positive relationship between admission style, learning
motivation, learning strategies and achievement of students.
Conclusion: Students that were selected by SBMPTN have highest score of
learning achievement, and the lowest score were students from SLMPTN. There was
no significant different of motivation and learning strategy between all type
of student selection.
Keywords: Student selection,
learning achievement, learning motivation, learning strategies
Penulis: Ashaeryanto
Ashaeryanto
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd170002
