Hall Maurice, Hanna Lezley-Anne, Hanna Alan, Hall Karen
Queen's University Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2015 Jun 25;79(5):64. doi: 10.5688/ajpe79564.
To ascertain goal orientations of pharmacy students and establish whether associations exist between academic performance, gender, or year of study.
Goal orientations were assessed using a validated questionnaire. Respondents were categorized as high or low performers based on university grades. Associations and statistical significance were ascertained using parametric and nonparametric tests and linear regression, as appropriate.
A response rate of 60.7% was obtained. High performers were more likely to be female than male. The highest mean score was for mastery approach; the lowest for work avoidance. The mean score for work avoidance was significantly greater for low performers than for high performers and for males than for females. First-year students were most likely to have top scores in mastery and performance approaches.
It is encouraging that the highest mean score was for mastery approach orientation, as goal orientation may play a role in academic performance of pharmacy students.
确定药学专业学生的目标导向，并确定学业成绩、性别或学习年份之间是否存在关联。
使用经过验证的问卷评估目标导向。根据大学成绩将受访者分为高成绩者和低成绩者。酌情使用参数检验、非参数检验和线性回归来确定关联和统计学意义。
获得了60.7%的回复率。高成绩者中女性比男性更常见。掌握型方法的平均得分最高；逃避型的得分最低。低成绩者的逃避型平均得分显著高于高成绩者，男性的逃避型平均得分显著高于女性。一年级学生在掌握型和成绩型方法方面最有可能获得高分。
令人鼓舞的是，掌握型方法导向的平均得分最高，因为目标导向可能在药学专业学生的学业成绩中发挥作用。
