INVESTIGATING THE STUDY HABITS AMONG STUDENTS OF IRANIAN MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITIES: A REVIEW

Introduction: Academic performance of students is affected by various factors, such as study habits and skills. Thus, this research was conducted to investigate the status of study habits of students of Iranian medical sciences universities through a simple review. Materials and Methods: This research was a simple review conducted in 2017 to investigate the status of study habits of Iranian medical sciences students. Research data were collected through searching the papers published in Internet resources and scientific databases, such as (SID, MAGIRAN, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science) and searching three terms of study habits, students, and medical sciences without any linguistic and time limitation. In the initial search, 12 related papers were found, which 7 of them completely related to our research, were used. Results: Research results revealed that the status of study skills and habits of students in Iranian University of Medical Sciences was at the moderate level. Discussion and Conclusion: Given the importance of study habits in the academic performance and achievement of people, planning to improve the students' study methods and habits is essential. Providing a course under title of "study habits and skills" in the students’ curriculum can be effective in this regard. Keywords: Study habits, Students, Medical Sciences, Iran.