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Kwarteng, A., Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR, Kumasi, Ghana; Dissou-Arthur, Y., Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Education Winneba, Kumasi Campus, Kumasi, Ghana; Sylverken, A., Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR, Kumasi, Ghana, Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana; Frimpong, M., Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR, Kumasi, Ghana; Terkper, S.A., Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana; Owusu-Dabo, E., Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR, Kumasi, Ghana, Department of Global and International Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana |
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Immunology is increasingly becoming a core biomedical discipline in recent times. Students� interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs is essential for better academic performances and outcomes in a University of Science Technology. To this end, we assessed the factors that influence students� interest in immunology among a group of 32 graduate students in a tertiary institution in Ghana. The study was conducted using quantitative instruments (questionnaires) after which principal component analysis (PCA) was used to reveal the underlying factors affecting students� interest in the course. In all, six components were found including students� perception, instructor quality, student�s interest/motivation, teaching methods, teaching materials and teaching facilities. Students� interest in immunology correlated negatively but significantly with perception; however, interest correlated positively with teaching methods (p < 0.001). Our study is the first to investigate the factors that influence students� interest in immunology in Ghana and supports the growing functionality of PCA approach for dimension reduction and exploratory factor analysis. � 2018 The Author(s). |
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