MPH department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
BMC Med Educ. 2023 Aug 7;23(1):553. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04547-z.
Medical undergraduates need to improve their techniques for learning in the different settings of learning in clinical rotations. Reflective learning, in which a person can learn from their experiences, is among the most well-known learning skills. In this study, we aim to translate the newly developed modified form of the motivated strategies for learning questionnaire (MSLQ) to Persian and evaluate its reliability and validity among medical students.
This study was performed on medical students in clinical stages at the Shiraz University of Medical Science in 2022. The modified MSLQ questionnaire was used in this study which is a 32-item tool measuring different aspects of self-reflecting, including self-orientation, feedback-seeking, critical thinking, and self-regulation. This questionnaire was translated into Persian properly. Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis were used to ascertain the reliability and validity of the tool.
A total of 325 medical students consisting of 174 men and 151 women with an average age of 23.79 (± 2.21) were enrolled. Path diagrams of confirmatory factor analysis for both standardized regression coefficients and t-values and all the fitness indicators were in favor of the proper validation of the translated version. The overall Cronbach's alpha for the questionnaire was 0.9, and the value for each of four subscales was above 0.7.
Our study showed that the Persian-translated version of the modified MSLQ is valid and reliable without taking too much time and effort to implement. We recommend that the developed tool be distributed to medical students from other Iran universities.
医学本科生需要提高在临床轮转不同学习环境下的学习技巧。反思性学习是一种人们可以从经验中学习的最著名的学习技巧之一。在这项研究中，我们旨在将新开发的改良版学习动机策略问卷（MSLQ）翻译成波斯语，并评估其在医学生中的信度和效度。
这项研究于 2022 年在设拉子医科大学的临床阶段的医学生中进行。本研究使用了改良的 MSLQ 问卷，该问卷是一种 32 项工具，用于测量自我反思的不同方面，包括自我导向、寻求反馈、批判性思维和自我调节。该问卷经过适当的波斯语翻译。Cronbach's alpha 和验证性因素分析用于确定工具的信度和效度。
共有 325 名医学生，包括 174 名男性和 151 名女性，平均年龄为 23.79（±2.21）岁。验证性因素分析的路径图显示，标准化回归系数和 t 值以及所有的拟合指标都支持翻译版本的适当验证。问卷的总体 Cronbach's alpha 为 0.9，四个子量表的分值均高于 0.7。
我们的研究表明，改良版 MSLQ 的波斯语翻译版本具有有效性和可靠性，且实施过程并不需要太多的时间和精力。我们建议将开发的工具分发给伊朗其他大学的医学生。
