Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to draw a parallel between learning motivation among third-year students in Dentistry, the first group who continues the second year and the second group who graduates the College of Dental Technology or a Postsecondary Health Care School, enrolled for the second college. Matherial and method: Research methods were: free and systematic observation, based on work in internships and a questionnaire which would express their personal motivation in choosing medical profession. Results and discussions: The present research allows us to set some parameters by comparing the two groups of students, parameters that could be extremely useful for us in the future in student’s education. Conclusions: For an effective preparation there is a need for the teacher to understand the particularities of the learning process in adulthood. Adult students learn more easily if they can put into practice, apply the new concepts they are being taught, learning, preparing is a means, not the end itself.

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