Motivations and Academic Performance of Dentistry Students

Academic performance of students is the end-product or outcome of all educational endeavors. The outcome based paradigm of education in the 21st century has continued to challenge all those involved in the educational system. With the increasing diversity of students pursuing the dentistry program, there is a growing interest in the factors predicting academic performance. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between academic performance and motivation, since motivation has been identified as one of the potent factors that affect academic performance. This study made use of descriptive- correlational research design. The students of the School of Dentistry, University of Baguio, who were enrolled during the first semester of SY 2019-2020 composed the population of the study. A total of 490 Dentistry students composed the population of the study. The data-gathering tool for motivation was the university student motivation questionnaire, which was validated and reliability-tested. The grade point average (GPA) of the students was used to determine their level of academic performance. The very high level of motivation of the Dentistry students reflects a purposeful motive-driven school environment in the School of Dentistry. The good level of academic performance indicates that the dentistry students are in the right direction towards the completion of their degree program, however, the level of good is not enough, and must be raised to a higher level. The slight level of coefficient of correlation between motivation and academic performance indicates that there exists a weak relationship between motivation and academic performance. As such, a high level of motivation does not necessarily produce a high level of academic performance.

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