en آموزش پزشکی Medical Education پژوهشي اصیل Orginal Research <span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span lang="FR"><span new="" roman="" times="">Background &</span></span><span new="" roman="" times=""> Objective:</span></b><span new="" roman="" times=""> Motivation and the quality of learning experiences are key factors influencing students&#39; academic success and various behavioral aspects. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the quality of learning experiences and academic motivation and its correlation among dental students.</span><br> <b><span new="" roman="" times="">Materials </span><span lang="FR"><span new="" roman="" times="">&</span></span></b><b><span new="" roman="" times=""> Methods:<i> </i></span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">The present cross-sectional study involved 147 dental students enrolled in dental school. Data collection utilized a demographic information questionnaire, the Neumann Learning Experience Questionnaire, and the modified version of the Harter Academic Motivation Scale. Questionnaires were sent either via email or in written form. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 24.</span><br> <b><span new="" roman="" times="">Results:<i> </i></span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">Most participants were female students (54.4%) with a mean age of 22.5 &plusmn; 2.8 years. Students&#39; academic motivation and the quality of their learning experiences were generally positive. A significant and positive correlation was found between the quality of learning experiences and its various components with academic motivation (p < 0.05). The correlations ranged from 0.31 to 0.46 for internal motivation and 0.12 to 0.20 for external motivation. There was a significant difference in academic motivation (p < 0.02) and the quality of learning experiences (p < 0.01) by marital status. There were also significant and inverse correlations between academic motivation (r=-0.24; p < 0.01) and the quality of learning experiences (r = -0.39; p < 0.01) within the academic semester. There was also a significant association between academic motivation and Grade Point Average (GPA) (p < 0.01).</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Conclusion: </span></b></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-size:16px;">Our findings indicate that marital status and the semester are associated with motivation and the quality of learning among dental students. To boost academic motivation, we recommend enhancing learning resources, fostering stronger faculty-student relationships, and increasing curriculum flexibility. Additionally, promoting a supportive academic environment and conducting large-scale studies across other settings would help validate these findings and identify broader trends.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</span> motivation, education, students, dentistry, learning 89 96 http://edujournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-12-2520-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ali Yazdanifard 5300319475328460036161 5300319475328460036161 No General Dentist, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Neda Hajihassani 5300319475328460036162 5300319475328460036162 No Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Fatemeh Sefidi Fatemeh Sefidi 5300319475328460036163 5300319475328460036163 No Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran Sahar Shafagh 5300319475328460036164 5300319475328460036164 Yes Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran