Prediction of academic enthusiasm based on self-regulated learning strategies and academic excitement in medical students

Medical education has an effective role in people's health, One of these factors is the desire to study. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the state of academic enthusiasm, and its relationship with self-regulated learning strategies and academic excitement in medical students of Zanjan.

The research method was a correlational research based on the structural equation modeling method, and the statistical population included all medical students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2017-2018, whose number was 212. Because the number of the sample population was limited, the sampling method was done as a whole. The research tools included questionnaires: personal information, Fredericks et al.'s academic enthusiasm, Pintrich de Groot's self-regulation (MSLQ, 1990) and Pakran's academic excitement (AEQ, 2005). The results of this study were analyzed using SPSS 16 statistical software.

The overall score of academic enthusiasm in the participants of our study was (43.2) and it is acceptable according to Fredericks questionnaire. There is an inverse relationship between academic enthusiasm score and academic excitement (-0.447) and a positive correlation (0.083) between self-regulation strategies.

The results of this research showed that according to the results of the negative effect of academic excitement and the positive effect of self-regulation strategies on academic enthusiasm, it is better for curriculum planners of medical sciences universities to consider it.