Students'''' Study Skills in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Study skills are well known as an educational improvement factor. This study aimed to determine students’ study skills in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. The research population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study was the students of various disciplines at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Sample size calculated 268 and categorized random method was used for sampling. Data gathering tool was Congos study skill questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and frequency), Pearson Correlation analysis, independent t, and ANOVA tests. The mean score of students'' study skill was 2.34±0.4. Finding indicated that 16% of research population''s skills assessed poor, 78.4% moderate and 5.6% good. There was a positive and significant medium association between mean score of study skills and their educational performance score (P< 0.001, r= 0.31). Students with different gender, marital status, education level and accommodation showed significant difference in some study skills, but such differences were not seen in subjects with different employment status and age group.Student’s study skills estimated moderate at studied University. Due to study skills'' importance in students’ performance and their educational progress, specific planning to improve students'' skills and study methods among students is necessary.