Article ID: e09017
The academic field of pharmacy encompasses a wide range of advanced knowledge and techniques, making it essential that students cultivate a proactive attitude toward learning. This article presents an overview of psychological theories and literature on learning motivation. Moreover, two surveys were conducted among university students in pharmacy and other healthcare-related programs to examine the relationships between motivational factors, learning behaviors, and academic performance. Motivational factors included subjective task value (Study 1-1), achievement goals (Study 1-2), and beliefs about the relationship between effort and outcomes (Study 2). The findings indicated that student learning behavior and academic achievement positively correlated with their perceived interest in and attainment value from learning activities. These outcomes were also associated with their orientation towards mastery and performance-approach goals, beliefs about the inherent worth of effort, and conviction that sustained effort would be rewarded.
