J Nurs Acad Soc.  1977 Jun;7(1):80-87.

A Study on Factors Affecting Academic Achievement in a Nursing School

• Choi MA

Abstract

Armed-Forces Nursing School Armed-Forces School of Nursing School The present study was undertaken to find the factors affecting academic achievement in a nursing school. 172 students were selected for this study and were divided into higher & lower 12 percent. Tools & measures used for this study were the interest test, personality test, test of self concept, test of adjustment & school achievement. The major findings obtained from this study were as follows; 1. Factors affecting school achievement except intellectuality were thus; 1) Artistic interest, literary interest, scientific interest biological, & scientific interest physical affected the academic achievement. 2) Sociability, responsibity, depression & reflectiveness affected the academic achievement. 3) Self criticism, total positive self-score, & personal self - score affected the academic achievement. 4) Adjustment to school, personal economics, health & value Morality affected the academic achievement. 2. Correlation between school achievement & interest, personality, self-concept or adjustment in the higher & lower group were thus; 1) There was a significant relationship between academic achievement & the following:arti stic interest, scientific interest-biological, scientific interest-physical, out-door interest, reflectiveness, sociability, responsibility. depression, self satisfaction-score, personal self score, social self-score, self behavior score, adjustment to school, health & values morality in the higher group. 2) There were no significant factors rekted with academic achievement in the lower group. 3) Difference or difference in relationship between higher & lower group in the interest, per sonality, self-concept & adjustment were as follows. ; 1) There was a significant difference between higher & lower group in artistic interest, literary interest, scientific interest-biological, out-door interest, sociability, depression, reflectiveness, self criticism, total positive self score, personal self score, adjustment to school, personal economics, health & values morality. 2) There was a significant difference in relationships between higher & lower group in artistic interest, scientific interest, scientific 3) There was a significant difference in relationships between higher & lower group in arti stic interest, scientific interest-biological, out-door interest, sociability, responsibility, refle ctivensess, depression, self identity score, self satisfaction score, adjustment to school, health, personality & value morality.

MeSH Terms

Depression
Humans
Morals
Nursing*
Personality Tests
Schools, Nursing*
Self Concept
Self-Assessment