J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2017;14:2. 10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.2.

Effect of practical training on the learning motivation profile of Japanese pharmacy students using structural equation modeling

• Yamamura S
• Takehira R

• KMID: 2406665
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.2

Abstract

PURPOSE
To establish a model of Japanese pharmacy students' learning motivation profile and investigate the effects of pharmaceutical practical training programs on their learning motivation.
METHODS
The Science Motivation Questionnaire II was administered to pharmacy students in their 4th (before practical training), 5th (before practical training at clinical sites), and 6th (after all practical training) years of study at Josai International University in April, 2016. Factor analysis and multiple-group structural equation modeling were conducted for data analysis.
RESULTS
A total of 165 students participated. The learning motivation profile was modeled with 4 factors (intrinsic, career, self-determination, and grade motivation), and the most effective learning motivation was grade motivation. In the multiple-group analysis, the fit of the model with the data was acceptable, and the estimated mean value of the factor of "˜self-determination' in the learning motivation profile increased after the practical training programs (P=0.048, Cohen's d=0.43).
CONCLUSION
Practical training programs in a 6-year course were effective for increasing learning motivation, based on "˜self-determination' among Japanese pharmacy students. The results suggest that practical training programs are meaningful not only for providing clinical experience but also for raising learning motivation.

Keyword

Pharmacy students; Learning; Motivation; Training

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Education
Humans
Learning*
Motivation*
Pharmacy*
Statistics as Topic
Students, Pharmacy*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Path diagram of modified model of learning motivation among Japanese pharmacy students. Akaike information criteria=130.777; comparative fit index= 0.994; P-value of chi-square test=0.339; goodness-of-fit index=0.951; adjusted goodness-of-fit=0.919; root mean square error of approximation=0.020.

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