A Study on the Correlation between the Academic Performance of University Nursing Students and Their Learning Performance in High Schools

Conference: The Asian Conference on Education & International Development (ACEID2022)
Title: A Study on the Correlation between the Academic Performance of University Nursing Students and Their Learning Performance in High Schools
Stream: Higher Education
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Chun-min Lin, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Yuh-Jen Wu, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan
Bagas Pramana Putra Fadhila, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Abstract:

Nursing departments across universities in Taiwan recruit students from various high school. These students have different learning performances for different disciplines in high school period. By finding out which type of students are apt to study nursing based on their high school academic performance, it may provide references for the student admission process. Academic results of 266 nursing students from a university of science and technology in eastern Taiwan have been obtained, along with their academic results during high school. The grades are first standardized to provide a uniform basis for comparison. All high school subjects are divided into seven categories which are Chinese, English, mathematics, natural science, social science, information technology (IT), and physical education. Then the scores are classified into each category and averaged to obtain standardized average scores. The high school academic result of each category is compared with current university academic results. Then, the 266 students are divided into a higher-performance group (GH) and a lower-performance group (GL) according to their university academic performance, with 133 students in each group. The paired sample t-test was used to analyze their differences. The results showed that those students who have higher scores in IT courses perform significantly better in the university. This may imply that the abilities related to the IT discipline facilitate students’ learning in their nursing profession and hence have great importance to their study.

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