Nonintellective factors as predictors of academic performance for associate degree nursing students in an inner city college.(Research Abstracts)

From: ABNF Journal | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

This study investigated the relative effectiveness of nonintellective compared to intellective factors as predictors of academic performance in an associate degree nursing program. Specifically, the study examined how measures of coping style, personal problems, age, marital status, and employment status compared with academic achievement test scores and high school grade point average in predicting the first year academic performance of nursing students admitted under open admissions to a senior inner city college.

The general hypothesis stated the nonintellective factors ...

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