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. 2023 Oct 10;15(10):e46815. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46815

Table 3. The relationship between students’ demographic factors and their motivation, self-efficacy, and learning engagement.

* Significant at p-value less than or equal to 0.05

IM: intrinsic motivation, EM: extrinsic motivation, SE: self-efficacy, LE: learning engagement, GPA: grade point average

  IM EM SE LE Students’ motivation Enrollment motivation
Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean
Method of admission Medicine was my first choice 10.32 9.65 9.63 9.03 29.59 19.97
Medicine was NOT my first choice 8.96 8.85 9.30 8.19 27.11 17.81
P-value 0.00* 0.028* 0.048* 0.041* 0.000* 0.001*
GPA of the last semester <3.5 10.47 9.59 9.50 8.66 29.56 20.06
3.5-3.99 10.02 9.49 9.35 8.54 28.86 19.51
4-4.49 9.92 9.36 9.26 8.90 28.55 19.29
4.5-4.74 10.21 9.78 9.96 9.14 29.95 19.99
4.75-5 10.42 9.66 9.71 9.15 29.79 20.08
P-value 0.072 0.649 0.101 0.237 0.190 0.07
GPA (divided into two categories) <4.5 10.06 9.45 9.34 8.72 28.85 19.51
>4.5 10.35 9.70 9.79 9.15 29.84 20.05
P-value 0.04* 0.175 0.012* 0.035* 0.041* 0.008*