Study habits and scholastic performance among undergraduate nursing students.

Reghuram R; Hari Krishna G L; Angitha S Pillai

Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

Study habits and scholastic performance among undergraduate nursing students.

Reghuram R, Hari Krishna G L, Angitha S Pillai

Abstract :

The approaches the students use in their studies have a significant impact on both the quality of learning and their academic performance. Aim: To assess the study habits, scholastic performance among nursing students, to identify the relationship between study habits and scholastic performance, to determine the association between study habits, scholastic performance and selected socio–personal variables. Materials and methods: A descriptive design was employed and 170 subjects were recruited using total enumeration sampling. The tools used were socio–personal proforma and Palsane Shaema Study Habits Inventory. Results: The study revealed that only a minority of students(6%) have very good study habits, whereas76.4% students have good study habits and 17.6% of the students have average study habits. The scholastic performance of nursing students was assessed by taking students percentage in recent three university examination. It is found that 59.7% students have total marks between 50% to 60% while 24.7% students have marks within the range 60%–75%, 14.9% students have below 50% of scholastic performance whereas 0.60% student have total percentage of marks above 75%.The study revealed that the study habits and scholastic performance share a very strong relationship (p<0.05). The study also revealed that there was association between socio–personal variables like age, gender, board of schooling, duration of hours spend for study in a day, time spend for extracurricular activities with study habits(p<0.05).