scholarly journals Relationship between admission criteria and academic performance: A correlational study in nursing students

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Inayat Yousafzai ◽  
Brekhna Jamil
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Admission Criteria ◽  
Correlational Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Admission Process ◽  
Creative Commons

Background & Objective: An admission criterion is one of the key indicators of academic success. The purpose of admission process is to select best candidates for the particular program who will complete the program successfully. Thus rigorous admission criteria can predict academic performance, decrease failure rate and successful completion of degree. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between various variables in the existing admission criteria and academic performance. Methods: A cross sectional study design was chosen. Data (2009-2017) was gathered from the records of Institute of Nursing Science, Khyber Medical University. Variables in the admission criteria included age, gender, previous academic performance, entry test score and experience. The dependent variable was academic performance measured in CGPA. The data was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis through SPSS and STATA. Results: The results reported a significant relationship between admission criteria and the academic performance of nursing students. Various variables in the admission criteria i.e. SSC marks (r=0.32, p=>0.001), previous academic score at diploma level (r=0.48, p=>0.001) and entry test scores (r=0.26, p=>0.001) have significant relationship between academic performance. However, previous academic scores at diploma level were better predictors of the academic performance. Conclusion: The study concludes to use integrated admission criteria for the selection of students and bring changes in the traditional admission process. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.217 How to cite this:Yousafzai II, Jamil B. Relationship between admission criteria and academic performance: A correlational study in nursing students. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.217 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Can reading too much make me run mad? Exploring students’ assumptions and academic performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi ◽  
Olanrewaju Isaac Owoeye ◽  
Almu Bello ◽  
Linda Ekele Iyadi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

AbstractObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of the assumption that ‘reading too much’ could cause madness (i.e., severe mental illness) among medical, nursing, and community health students, and also explore the relationship between these students’ status on this assumption and their academic performance.MethodsThis study was a cross-sectional study conducted among a convenient sample of medical, nursing, and community health students (n = 122) studying within the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital campus, Sokoto, Nigeria. Study tool was a paper questionnaire, which obtained information on the demographic profile, awareness of ‘madness’, assumption that ‘reading too much’ is a cause of madness, and self-rating of the participants’ academic performance in their current course of study. Data collected was analysed using the SPSS version 20 software. Test of associations between variables were done using Chi square test.ResultsThe mean age of the 122 respondents was 27.3 years, majority (61.5%) of them were males, and 53.3% were medical students. More than half of the surveyed nursing students (54.2%) and community health students (55.6%), unlike the surveyed medical students (24.6%), had the assumption that reading too much could make them run mad. There was no statistically significant relationship between the assumption that ‘reading too much’ is a cause of mental illness and academic performance of the respondents.ConclusionAssumption that reading too much could cause madness is a fairly common phenomenon among the surveyed tertiary school students, irrespective of their level of academic performance. There exists the need to disabuse the minds of tertiary school students from the assumption that reading too much could make one run mad.

scholarly journals Relationship between Learning Styles and Academic Performance among Virtual Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Noushin Kouhan ◽  
Maryam Janatolmakan ◽  
Mansour Rezaei ◽  
Alireza Khatony
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Academic Failure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
The Relationship

Background. The lack of attention of nursing professors to students’ learning styles can cause academic failure. The results of studies on the relationship between students’ learning style and academic achievement are contradictory. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the relationship between VARK learning styles and academic performance among virtual nursing students. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, 237 virtual nursing students were enrolled by the convenience sampling method. The VARK learning styles questionnaire was used for data collection. The basis for determining academic performance was the grade point average(s) (GPA) of the previous semester(s). Students were divided into two groups based on their GPA, including strong (GPA ≥15) and weak (GPA ≤14.99) groups. Results. In both strong and weak groups, most of the subjects were unimodal (with a frequency of 92.9% and 78.5%, respectively), and the rest were multimodal. The most common learning styles in strong and weak students were kinesthetic (57.1%) and auditory (37.2%), respectively. The results of chi-square test did not show statistically significant differences between learning styles and academic performance of strong and weak students. Conclusion. There was no significant relationship between the dominant learning styles and academic performance of strong and weak students. However, nursing professors need to adapt their teaching methods to the students’ learning styles. More studies are recommended to shed more light on this area of research.

scholarly journals Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards 2019-novel Corona virus

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (COVID19-S4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azal Ikhaq ◽  
Hunniya Bint E Riaz ◽  
Imtiaz Bashir ◽  
Farhat Ijaz
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Positive Attitudes

Objective: To assess the knowledge, awareness and attitudes of medical students towards recently discovered coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted on medical students in CMH Lahore Medical College,(LMC), Institute of Dentistry (IOD). A questionnaire containing demographic information, 14 knowledge and eight attitude items was completed by 384 participants. Results: Overall, >90% people were aware about the etiology, mode of transmission and possible symptoms; however, very few of them knew about the in-depth details. Knowledge score revealed that 80% of participants had sufficient knowledge about coronavirus. MBBS students and nursing Students had significantly better knowledge in comparison with other students. In terms of attitude, >80% of students showed positive attitudes among which the nursing students were dominant. Conclusion: The medical students of CMH LMC showed a satisfactory level of awareness and attitudes towards COVID-19 with an obvious difference with regard to disciplines. More educational efforts with periodic educational interventions are still needed about the current pandemic. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2636 How to cite this:Ikhlaq A, Bint-e-Riaz H, Bashir I, Ijaz F. Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Medical Students towards 2019-novel Corona virus. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(COVID19-S4):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2636 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Comparison of the psychological health of students at the higher institutes of nursing and health techniques: A Moroccan multicentre study

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110621
Author(s):  
Ali Ikrou ◽  
Sam Gnanapragasam ◽  
Redouane Abouqal ◽  
Jihane Belayachi
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample

Background: Mental health is essential to students’ academic success as well as their ability to participate fully and meaningfully throughout all aspects of their lives and throughout their lifespan. Aims: This study aims to determine the psychological health status of Moroccan nursing and technique health students. In doing so, it also seeks to compare differences based on sociodemographic factors. Method: A multicenter cross-sectional study with a convenience sample was conducted with 2,054 participants in the academic year of 2018/2019. A set of socio-demographic information were collected, and The General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) was used. Results: The mean GHQ-12 score was 4.33 ± 2.61, and 58.7% respondents scored 4 and above in the GHQ-12 scores and thus were considered to be in psychological distress. Students’ psychological distress was associated with female gender (60.4% for female compared to 52.4% for men, p = .003); living in parental residence (61.6% compared to 54.7% living away parental residence; p = .02 ), the second and the third training level year respectively (64.6%; 59.2%) compared to first-year (55.2%, p = .001), and midwifery and nursing students (61.6%; 60.3%) as compared to technique health students (43.6%, p = .001). Conclusions: It appears that a substantial number of students have psychological distress and this is likely to have negative effects on students’ educational attainment and wider wellbeing.

scholarly journals Gender differences in the relationships between sleep disturbances and academic performance among nursing students: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 104270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ollyvia Freeska Dwi Marta ◽  
Shu-Yu Kuo ◽  
Jacqueline Bloomfield ◽  
Hsin-Chien Lee ◽  
Faqih Ruhyanudin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Impact of psychosocial factors on academic performance of nursing students in Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ratanasiripong ◽  
Chiachih DC Wang ◽  
Nop Ratanasiripong ◽  
Suda Hanklang ◽  
Duangrat Kathalae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the psychosocial factors that impact the academic performance of nursing students.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study was conducted with 767 nursing students from three nursing colleges in Thailand. Instruments included Counseling Center Assessment for Psychological Symptoms and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Path model analyses with the maximum likelihood method were utilized to examine the proposed model. Model fit was estimated using multiple indexes, including chi-square/df ratio (χ2/df), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA).FindingsResults indicated that family distress, emotional negativity, self-esteem and substance use were factors that related to nursing students' academic performance. Findings of path analyses indicated that the model demonstrated good fit: χ2 (2, N = 767) = 3.11, p = 0.48; χ2/df = 1.56; CFI = 1.00; TLI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.027, (90% CI = [0.000, 0.082], PCLOSE = 0.68).Originality/valueWhile prior research has examined some facets leading to academic success for nursing students, psychosocial factors have not received adequate attention. This study presents a model of family and individual psychosocial factors that impact academic performance of nursing students along with recommendations to help improve their well-being.

scholarly journals Belief about birth order and their reflection in academic performance: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4372
Author(s):  
Parvathy Premnath ◽  
Syed Aljesira ◽  
Suthesha . ◽  
Syed Nowfiya ◽  
Zoha Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Order Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Alfred Adler in 1964 stated that different position in a family, birth order may be correlated to both positive and negative life outcomes. Children in the same family are different from each other in academic achievement and the effects of birth order one child/s educational achievement has been studied. The objective was to evaluate the relationship between birth order and their reflection in academic performance.Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional survey where data collected by a self-administered online questionnaire to gather information about students bio data, birth order, gender, age, siblings size, parents education and income. A total of 92 online questionnaire were distributed to the participants (34 male and 53 female). Out of which 88 participants were submitted the response. All answered data were anonymous and recommended. Data were entered in excel and descriptive statistics were performed using SPSS software version 25.Results: The result showed that the birth order in family was more than 44.85% were first born, 11.96% participants were middle born, 31.03% of the participants had effect on child behaviour with birth order on educational settings. 28.57% of the participants showed that sibling role is related to academic success in life.Conclusions: There was a little significance gained from the response rate of the participants which showed that there was a relationship between birth order and academic performance. The controversy of birth order effect on academics may vary among countries, family size and different cultures. 

Financial Self-Efficacy, Behaviour, Wellness and its Effect on Academic Performance among Nursing Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Rosuzeita Fauzi ◽  
Muhammad Nur Zayani Fitri Zaini ◽  
Nurtashareena Nik Faudzy ◽  
Ainur Aisyah Zor Zor
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Financial Wellness ◽  
Financial Behaviour ◽  
High Level

Financial management is an important thing, especially for students in the university, because money is one of the crucial aspects of university life. This study aims to determine the relationship between financial self-efficacy, behaviour, wellness and its effect on academic performances.  The quantitative cross-sectional study design was carried out using a questionnaire. The finding shows that students had a high level of financial self-efficacy, practised fairly good financial behaviour and had a moderate level of financial wellness. These finding can provide an effective plan and implement financial wellness initiatives on campus. Keywords: financial self-efficacy; financial behaviour; financial wellness; academic performance eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2456.

Having a Regular Primary Care Provider Is Associated With Improved Markers of Well-Being Among Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 1086-1091
Author(s):  
Max Rubinstein ◽  
Stephanie Ruest ◽  
Siraj Amanullah ◽  
Annie Gjelsvik
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

We examined the association between having a regular primary care physician (PCP) and measures of flourishing and academic success in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We performed a cross-sectional study using data from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health. Children aged 6 to 17 years with a diagnosis of ADHD were included in the study (n = 8173). The exposure was whether the guardian identified a regular PCP for their child. The outcomes were parental-reported measures of child well-being and academic performance. Among the study population, 8.9% reported no regular PCP. These children were found to be significantly less likely to finish assigned tasks (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.35-0.79), care about school (adjusted OR = 0.62, 95% CI = 0.38-0.92), and finish homework (adjusted OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.36-0.88). There were no differences in other examined outcomes. Enhancing longitudinal care for this population may optimize their academic performance.

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