A Study of the Relationship between Qualities of learning Experience and Development of Students Futures Research Ability

• Main Authors: Rahmatolah Marzooghi, Elham Heidari, Masoumeh Heidari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2014-08-01
• Series: Strides in Development of Medical Education
• Subjects: quality of learning experience; futures research; university students
• Online Access: http://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90317_cda6900bd2456620eccab53aff366af4.pdf

Background & Objective: One of the tasks of university is the empowerment of students in various areas such as recognizing the future that be affected by the quality of their learning experiences Thus the aim of present study was considering the association between qualities of learning experiences and development of students futures research ability   Methods: This was a crosssectional descriptive–analytical study The sample size included 223 student of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences in University of Tehran who were selected by nonprobability quota sampling Research instruments included quality of learning experiences questionnaires (Newman 1999) and ability of future research questionnaire (Parsa et al 2011) Both questionnaires have desirable reliability and validity   Results: The results showed that that the qualities of learning experience and the ability of future research of most students is moderate In addition from dimensions of the quality of learning experiences flexibility of learning content and student teacher relationships have the significant positive correlation with the ability of futures research students   Conclusion: Based on the results the quality of learning experiences has correlation with students futures research Thus improve the quality of student learning experience and develop capabilities future studies should be considered by the university