Investigating the Relationship Between the Dimensions of Academic Motivation and Academic Achievement in Students of Zahedan School of Nursing and Midwifery

Complex and sometimes unknown factors affect the quality and quantity of students' learning and their academic achievement. One of the factors that due to the severity of its effects on academic achievement has received more attention from experts and has sometimes been considered as an independent factor, is academic motivation. Therefore, this was done with all the connections between the dimensions and academic achievement in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Zahedan.

The present study is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study that was performed on 255 students of Zahedan School of Nursing and Midwifery, who were selected by stratified sampling method. Walrand academic motivation questionnaire was used to collect data. In order to evaluate the students 'academic achievement, the average of the students' previous semesters was used and the obtained data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical tests.

The results showed that students' motivation has a direct and significant relationship with their academic performance. In addition, students' academic motivation has a significant relationship with age, gender, field of study and being in a university for several years p≤0 / 05.

The results indicate that students' academic achievement requires coordination and interaction between different dimensions of motivation, so it is suggested that officials and medical education planners pay more attention to the components of motivation.