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Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Motivation for Attending University and its Relationship with their Academic Achievement
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Radi, Sahar Mahmoud Arabia, Saudi |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | The purpose of the current study was to investigate the influence of motivation for attending university on academic achievement among Baccalaureate nursing students. The design of this study was descriptive correlational. A stratified random sample of 150 students enrolled in Baccalaureate nursing program, college of nursing, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences-Jeddah used in the study. Students' motivation for attending university was measured using The University Student's Motivation Questionnaire version 2 (TUSMQ v2). Students reported high cumulative GPA (M=3.6, SD=0.6), and high levels of motivation for attending university (M=169, SD=28.4). Students identified career and qualifications and altruism as the most common motivators for attending university. Saudi nursing students reported high levels of both motivation for attending university and academic achievement. A significant correlation was existed between students' academic achievement and motivation for attending university. Study findings suggested enhancing both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation among college students. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ijern.com/journal/July-2013/08.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |