Approaches to study in undergraduate nursing students in regional Victoria, Australia
Journal article
Brown, Stephen, Wakeling, Lara, Naiker, Mani and White, Sue. (2014). Approaches to study in undergraduate nursing students in regional Victoria, Australia. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 11(1), pp. 155 - 164. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2014-0020
Authors | Brown, Stephen, Wakeling, Lara, Naiker, Mani and White, Sue |
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Abstract | In developmental research to devise a strategy to identify students who may benefit from assistance with learning habits, approaches to study were explored in undergraduate nursing students (n ¼ 122) enrolled in a compulsory first-year course in physiology at a regional Australian university. The course constituted 30 credits (25%) of their first year of study. Using the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory (ASSIST), students were identified as adopting a deep (n ¼ 38, 31%), strategic (n ¼ 30, 25%), or a surface (n ¼ 54, 44%) approach to study. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha [α]) for deep, strategic, and surface was 0.85, 0.87, and 0.76, respectively. Subsequently, a cluster analysis was done to identify two groupings: a “surface” group (n ¼ 53) and a “deep/ strategic” group (n ¼ 69). The surface group scored lower in deep (33.28 6.42) and strategic (39.36 6.79) approaches and higher in the surface (46.96 9.57) approach. Conversely, the deep/strategic group scored 46.10 6.81, 57.17 7.81, and 41.87 6.47 in deep, strategic, and surface styles, respectively. This application of the ASSIST questionnaire and cluster analysis thus differentiated students adopting a surface approach to study. This strategy may enable educators to target resources, for example additional tutorial opportunities, peerassisted study support, and tutor-led seminar sessions aimed at encouraging students to adopt a less superficial approach to study. Keyw |
Keywords | undergraduate nurse education; learning styles; study skills; cluster analysis |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship |
Journal citation | 11 (1), pp. 155 - 164 |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
ISSN | 1548-923X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2014-0020 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84911436786 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 155 - 164 |
Research Group | School of Behavioural and Health Sciences |
Publisher's version | |
Place of publication | Germany |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87y70/approaches-to-study-in-undergraduate-nursing-students-in-regional-victoria-australia
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