Characteristics and determinants of the academic goals in nursing education: A cross-sectional study.
Academic goal
Academic performance
Motivation
Nursing students
Orientation
Journal
Nurse education today
ISSN: 1532-2793
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ Today
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 8511379
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Jul 2022
Historique:
received:
12
02
2022
revised:
21
04
2022
accepted:
09
05
2022
pubmed:
21
5
2022
medline:
7
6
2022
entrez:
20
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Academic goals guide the learning mode of nursing students, focus their objectives and influence the acquisition of skills. However, research on academic goals and related variables is scarce. To study the relationship between different sociodemographic and academic variables with the type of academic goal in nursing students at the Universitat Jaume I (Spain). Cross-sectional study conducted between September 2020 and June 2021. Undergraduate nursing students at Universitat Jaume I (n = 263). The Academic Goal Orientation questionnaire was administered. In addition, the variables age, gender, route to university, previous health studies, previous training in critical thinking, degree year and average grade on academic record were collected. A descriptive analysis of the sample and an analysis of the association between variables were performed. In addition, exploratory multinomial logistic regression was performed. The nursing students preferred the Learning Goal (95.8%; n = 263), and this increased among the students as their average grade increased. The results of the multivariate analysis indicated that students with a lower average grade, those from advanced years and those without previous training in critical thinking preferred the Work Avoidance and Self-defeating Ego Goals. The preferred goal among the students was learning. The variables that influenced the type of goal were year, average grade and previous training in critical thinking.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Academic goals guide the learning mode of nursing students, focus their objectives and influence the acquisition of skills. However, research on academic goals and related variables is scarce.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship between different sociodemographic and academic variables with the type of academic goal in nursing students at the Universitat Jaume I (Spain).
DESIGN
METHODS
Cross-sectional study conducted between September 2020 and June 2021.
SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS
METHODS
Undergraduate nursing students at Universitat Jaume I (n = 263).
METHODS
METHODS
The Academic Goal Orientation questionnaire was administered. In addition, the variables age, gender, route to university, previous health studies, previous training in critical thinking, degree year and average grade on academic record were collected. A descriptive analysis of the sample and an analysis of the association between variables were performed. In addition, exploratory multinomial logistic regression was performed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The nursing students preferred the Learning Goal (95.8%; n = 263), and this increased among the students as their average grade increased. The results of the multivariate analysis indicated that students with a lower average grade, those from advanced years and those without previous training in critical thinking preferred the Work Avoidance and Self-defeating Ego Goals.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The preferred goal among the students was learning. The variables that influenced the type of goal were year, average grade and previous training in critical thinking.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35594694
pii: S0260-6917(22)00138-1
doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105402
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
105402Informations de copyright
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