Medical Education, Syrian Virtual University, Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria.
Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University, Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria.
F1000Res. 2024 Oct 11;13:868. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.151218.2. eCollection 2024.
Academic achievement is the result of both effort and perseverance exerted by the students. This mixed-methods study aims to investigate the factors affecting the academic achievement of pharmacy students in Syrian universities.
A convergent parallel mixed-methods study was utilized. In the quantitative phase, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 1008 students (773 females and 235 males) from 23 Syrian universities. A questionnaire consisting of 48 items was designed to be completed by pharmacy students using a 5-point Likert scale.In the qualitative phase, twelve questions were developed to interview thirty pharmacy students from five Syrian universities to obtain in-depth insights into the factors influencing their academic achievement.
A significant number of students lacked effective time management skills, identified as a weakness among students. The majority of students faced challenges in maintaining a consistent study routine, averaging a score of (2.0).Motivation towards learning emerged as a crucial factor in enhancing academic performance. Lecturers in the pharmacy faculty employed traditional teaching methods (2.01), and the pharmacy curriculum was perceived as lacking modernity (1.92).Quantitative findings demonstrated that pharmacy students experienced exam-related anxiety (2.05), identified as a weakness in the qualitative phase.Factors associated with the Syrian crisis, like unreliable electricity (1.87) and transportation issues (1.83), could have an impact on academic achievement. Economic conditions were identified as challenging to students' academic performance, negatively affecting the learning process (1.98).
The results of the study demonstrate that personal factors, lecturers, educational environment, exams, and the Syrian crisis influence the academic achievement of pharmacy students in Syrian universities.
学业成绩是学生努力和毅力的结果。本混合方法研究旨在探讨影响叙利亚大学药学专业学生学业成绩的因素。
采用收敛平行混合方法研究。在定量阶段，对来自 23 所叙利亚大学的 1008 名学生（773 名女性和 235 名男性）进行了横断面研究。设计了一份由 48 个项目组成的问卷，让药学学生使用 5 点 Likert 量表完成。在定性阶段，开发了 12 个问题，对来自五所叙利亚大学的 30 名药学学生进行访谈，以深入了解影响他们学业成绩的因素。
相当多的学生缺乏有效的时间管理技能，这被认为是学生的一个弱点。大多数学生在保持一致的学习习惯方面遇到了困难，平均得分为（2.0）。学习动机是提高学业成绩的关键因素。药学系的讲师采用传统的教学方法（2.01），并且药学课程被认为缺乏现代性（1.92）。定量研究结果表明，药学学生经历了与考试相关的焦虑（2.05），这在定性阶段被认为是一个弱点。与叙利亚危机相关的因素，如不可靠的电力（1.87）和交通问题（1.83），可能会对学业成绩产生影响。经济状况被认为对学生的学业表现具有挑战性，对学习过程产生负面影响（1.98）。
研究结果表明，个人因素、讲师、教育环境、考试和叙利亚危机影响了叙利亚大学药学专业学生的学业成绩。
