Medical students\' Study Resources: Books or Notes

Abstract

Introduction: Given the importance and impact of test resources on medical student’ learning, this study aimed to assess the time devoted to study books and notes during the semester and exam time. Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on all medical students (120) who were passing internship period at Isfahan University of medical sciences in 2011. Devoted time to study books and notes was determined. Data analysis was done using t test. Results: The mean and standard deviation of time devoted to study book for students who their mean score were above average (15.89±0.96) was 34.61±4.08. This was 23.12±5.30 for students who their mean score were less than average. It had significant difference. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that, students with lower mean score were more interested in studying notes during the semester and test time. Therefore, it is suggested to conduct further studies to investigate the study sources of students in different academic degree levels.

Keywords

• test
• notes
• books
• medical student