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KMID : 1155220170420010036
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Journal of the Korean Society of Health Information and Health Statistics
2017 Volume.42 No. 1 p.36 ~ p.43
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Factors Affecting College Adaptation and Academic Achievement in Nursing Students
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Han Mi-Hyun
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Abstract
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Objectives: Recently, the characteristics of students enrolled in a nursing school have changed; the number of aged students and students who have various motivations has increased. Also various admission types are used to select the students. The author investigated the changes and contributing factors in college adaptation and academic achievement among these students.
Methods: Eighty nursing students participated in this study. A survey was performed using the Baker and Siryk`s Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) for the class of 2012 during the 1st year term. The same survey was performed 2 years later. Academic achievement of the 1st and 3rd year students was also compared. Paired t-test, Pearson correlation and regression analysis were performed with SPSS WIN 23.0.
Results: The SACQ score increased from 5.22±0.82 (1st year) to 5.45±0.96 (3rd year) (p<0.05). Students motivated by their own will showed a higher SACQ score than students who had other motivations during the 1st year and 3rd year. Academic achievement score decreased from 3.68±0.52 (1st year) to 3.49±0.64 (3rd year). Student of younger age and students selected via regular admission showed higher academic achievement in the 1st and 3rd year. Students motivated by their own will showed higher academic achievement in the 1st year but not in the 3rd year. There was a positive correlation between the SACQ score and academic achievement.
Conclusions: Motivation, age at admission and admission type affected the SACQ score and academic achievement. It is recommended that measures to motivate the students should be instituted earlier and special attention should be paid to aged students.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing student, College adaptation, Academic achievement, Admission type
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