ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE IN THE SUBJECT BIOMECHANICS

Prof. V. Mahalakshmi, PSG College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore.

• Study skills inventory obtained from 48 II year students.

• Lack in study skills identified

• Training provided on textbook reading, note taking, memory, test preparation, concentration and time management.

• Evaluated study skills 2 monthsfollowing training

• Study skills training will be continued till the end of the academic year.

• Evaluation of improvement in academic performance at the end of academic year

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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MEASUREMENT TOOLS

METHODOLOGYINTRODUCTION DATA ANALYSIS DATA ANALYSIS

ROAD AHEAD

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OBJECTIVES

• Identifying the existing gap in the current teaching

practice helps to improve teaching process.

• Training given to improve various study skills help

the students to improve the academic performance.

I thank Dr. Thomas Chacko and

Faimerly for their guidance and

support. I sincerely thank Prof.

Leena, Prof. Baby and my depart-

-ment faculty for helping me to

structure this poster. I also extend

my thanks to the student

participants. No. of students

FIGURE 1

FACTORS IDENTIFIED TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Conducting classes in forenoon

Using videos

Integrated teaching

Encourage student participation

Training on Movement analysis

Preparing study plans

Class test

Analysis after every internals

Study skills training

Frequency of feedback on teaching

Strongly not needed Not needed Neutral Needed Strongly needed

No. of Students

TABLE I ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOME OF STUDY SKILLS TRAINING (n = 48)

STUDY SKILLS

Textbook reading

Note taking

Memory

Test preparation

Concentration

Time Management

NO. OF STUDENTS LACKING STUDY

SKILLS

29

35

19

18

12

37

PERCENTAGE %

60

73

40

38

25

77

NO. OF STUDENTS IMPROVED

FOLLOWING TRAINING

11

9

8

9

7

7

PERCENTAGE %

38

26

42

50

58

19

Framing Students Feedback

Questionnaire

Analysis

Overcoming measures to improve academic

performance

• Completed by 74 senior students of III and IV year

• Factors needed to improve the quality of performance

• Existing gap in the current teaching practice

• Modifying the teaching methodology according to the student’s feedback

• Study skills training

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Feedback regarding teaching is an

important factor to improve the

existing teaching practice.

Study skills’ training is needed for the

students to realize their potential to

become successful.

The current teaching practice does not

include any special training to the

students who lack in study skills.

As there was poor performance in the

subject Biomechanics, there was a need

to analyze the reasons and implement

the corrective measure.

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To identify the gap in existing

teaching practice and factors needed

to improve the quality of performance.

To modify the teaching practice

according to the need.

To identify what is lacking in the

student through study skills inventory .

To give study skills training for the

students who are lacking specific

study skills.

To evaluate the effect of study skills

training on the academic performance.

Feedback Questionnaire

- Content validity of the questionnaire was determined from Experts opinion.

- Reliability - Cronbach's Alpha = 0.71.

Study skills inventory

Internal Examination Marks

: Percentage Calculation for Study skills inventory.

Descriptive

: Paired “t” test for final evaluation.

Inferential

Existing gap in teaching practice

1.Lack of training in analysis of movement.

2. Lack of Integrated teaching

3. Inadequate use of videos.

4. Infrequent feedback regarding teaching.Continue study skills training till the end of academic year.