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Abstract

While studies have examined predictors of study performance in various student groups, cluster analytic studies identify groups of students with similar characteristics. The purpose of this study was to explore relevant clusters of occupational therapy students and examine profile differences between participants in different clusters. A total of 177 first-year students from six occupational therapy programs in Norway participated in this study. Data on age, gender, study approaches, study effort, and study performance were collected. A two-step cluster analysis was conducted. Three clusters were identified. Cluster 1, the high-strategic high-performing students, comprised the successful students, mostly females, who invested much effort and used productive approaches to studying. Cluster 2, the high-surface average-performing students, consisted of less successful female students, who used poor study strategies and made little effort. Cluster 3, the low-strategic low-performing students, comprised the least successful students, who were all male, with study efforts and study strategies in the middle range. Overall, this study suggests that occupational therapy students can be classified into clusters based on a combination of measures. To enhance student learning and performance, educators should pay particular attention to male students and to students investing little effort and using poor study strategies.

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Title
Profiles of Occupational Therapy Students: A Cluster Analysis
Author
Mørk, Gry 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gramstad, Astrid 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Stigen, Linda 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Johnson, Susanne Grødem 4 ; Bonsaksen, Tore 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, VID Specialized University, 4024 Stavanger, Norway; [email protected] 
 Department of Health and Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway; [email protected] 
 Department of Health Sciences Gjøvik, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2815 Gjøvik, Norway; [email protected] 
 Faculty of Health and Function, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 5063 Bergen, Norway; [email protected] 
 Department of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, VID Specialized University, 4024 Stavanger, Norway; [email protected]; Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, 2406 Elverum, Norway 
First page
654
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22277102
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3072316068
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.