Lernstrategien oder strategisches lernen?

Autor(en)
G. Haidinger, L. Mitterauer, E. Rimroth, O. Frischenschlager
Abstrakt

OBJECTIVES: Analysis of the fact that male medical students have a higher success rate at the written test (multiple-choice questions) at the end of the first study year (SIP-1), although female students perform significantly better in school (school marks in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and English) and school performance is a positive predictor of study success. It is hypothesized that aspects of strategic learning influence study success and that sex-specific differences exist. METHODS: In a prospective study including 726 medical students data on strategic learning (written questionnaire, 45 items) were collected. Factor analysis produced 11 factors, which then were related to results of SIP-1 (passed/failed), and to sex. RESULTS: Eight out of the 11 factors were dependent on sex or study success, four of them dependent on sex as well as study success ("confidence in success", "learning a lot and ab initio", "high learning capacity", and "distressed/diligent/aimless"). Overall, male students showed a more distinct methodical learning approach. Moreover, "learning by understanding" seems not to be relevant for study success. CONCLUSIONS: Gender-specific learning behaviour, which generally leads to better performance of girls in school, fails in the situation of SIP-1. Future developments of curriculum and examination system should take into account gender specific requirements.

Organisation(en)
Besondere Einrichtung für Qualitätssicherung
Externe Organisation(en)
Medizinische Universität Wien
Journal
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift: The Central European Journal of Medicine
Band
120
Seiten
37-45
Anzahl der Seiten
9
ISSN
0043-5325
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-007-0923-z
Publikationsdatum
01-2008
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
504014 Gender Studies, 504005 Bildungssoziologie, 303012 Gesundheitswissenschaften
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e2534e33-6578-402b-b620-60166aee460d