Relationship between self-regulated strategies and creativity with the academic performance of public health students

Self-regulated strategies and creativity as methods could help improvement of academic performance in the university, which drew up the opinion of educational experts to improve the student's academic performance through it. The goal of this study was determine Relationship between self-regulated strategies and creativity with the academic performance of public health students in Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1393-94.
In this analytical cross-sectional study, all public health students (127persen) who were studied in Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2015 year with their satisfaction enrolled to the study. Self-regulated strategies and creativity were determine by motivated strategies for learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and Torrance verbal creativity Test. In addition mean of the student’s marks were reported as an academic performance of students. Data analysis was assessed using SPSS software (version16). Descriptive parameters such as mean, frequency and standard deviation (SD) were reported. For analysis were used Correlation test.
Mean of the Self-regulated strategies and creativity were intermediate in these students. There were positive significant correlations between mean of the student’s grade point average (r=0/28, p=0/001), the self-regulated strategies) r=0/22, p=0/01) ¡and creativity (r=0/82, p=0/0001).
It seems more attention to educational strategies for improvement of academic performance is required. This purpose could be happen via learning creativity skills and self-regulated strategies.