J Nurs Acad Soc.  1977 Jun;7(1):88-98.

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 2) 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. 1. Comparative analysis of informations gathered through the two methods by experienced professional nurse-interviewers is recommended. 2. Comparative analysis of the quality of informations is recommended. 3. Comparative analysis of the interviewing process (interactions) in relation to the characteristics of patients' health problems is recommended.

MeSH Terms

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