Predictors of academic performance of nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Felicity M. Daniels, PhD, MPH, School of Nursing, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; Katlego D. Mthimunye, MSN, School of Nursing, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
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A non-experimental quantitative research study and a cross-sectional predictive design was used to determine the predictive power of specifically selected cognitive and non-cognitive variables on the academic performance of second-year nursing students at a University in the Western Cape, South Africa. The cognitive predictor variables had the strongest predictive power.
Event Theme: Influencing Global Health Through the Advancement of Nursing Scholarship
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Format | Text-based Document |
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Keywords | Academic Performance; Bachelor of Nursing Programme; Predictors of Success |
Name | 28th International Nursing Research Congress |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Date | 2017 |
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