Factors influencing academic performance

Abstract

[Purpose] The objective of this study was to find out whether or not there were any relationships between part-time work experience in a medical setting and academic performance and study time. [Subjects] The subjects were 41 daytime students and 40 night-school students attending physical therapy courses at our college. [Methods] We performed a comparison of the results of a questionnaire survey on study time with the end-of-term exam results. [Results] The results suggest that there was a beneficial influence of part-time work experience in a medical setting on the academic performance of daytime students, and for night-school students of study time in the week before exams. [Conclusion] For future student guidance, we consider there is a need to act in response to the special characteristics shown by students of both the day and night courses.