Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry, Seoul National University School of Dentistry, 28 Yeongon-dong Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-749, Republic of Korea;
J Dent Educ. 2013 Dec;77(12):1616-23.
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 Education Eligibility Test (DEET) scores were used, while surveys were conducted to evaluate four non-cognitive measures: locus of control, self-esteem, self-directed learning, and interpersonal skills. A total of 353 students matriculating at Seoul National University School of Dentistry in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 consented to the collection of records and completed the surveys. The main finding was that applicants who scored higher on internal locus of control and self-efficacy were more likely to be academically successful dental students. Self-directed learning was significantly associated with students ranked in the top 50 percent in cumulative GPA. However, students' interpersonal skills were negatively related to their academic performance. In particular, students' lack of achievement could be predicted by monitoring their first-year GPA. Therefore, the identification of those factors to predict dental school performance has implications for the dental curriculum and effective pedagogy in dental education.
本研究旨在探讨哪些认知和非认知因素可以预测韩国某所牙科学校的牙科学生的学业表现。该学校是韩国要求申请者具有学士学位的学校之一。在认知因素方面，使用了学生的本科平均绩点（GPA）和牙科教育资格考试（DEET）成绩，同时还进行了调查以评估四项非认知措施：控制点、自尊、自我指导学习和人际交往能力。共有 353 名学生于 2005 年、2006 年、2007 年和 2008 年入读首尔国立大学牙科学院，他们同意收集记录并完成了调查。主要发现是，内部控制点和自我效能得分较高的申请人更有可能成为学业成功的牙科学生。自我指导学习与累积 GPA 排名前 50%的学生显著相关。然而，学生的人际交往能力与他们的学业成绩呈负相关。特别是，通过监测学生的一年级 GPA 可以预测他们的学业失败。因此，识别这些因素对预测牙科学校表现对牙科课程和牙科教育中的有效教学法具有重要意义。
