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Approaches To Studying And Study Tactics Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Lisa D. Brodersen Jan 2007

Approaches To Studying And Study Tactics Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Lisa D. Brodersen

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This research was designed to describe study approaches and study tactics used by baccalaureate nursing students. Previous inquiry indicates that students will take a Deep, Strategic, or Surface approach to studying and will use specific study tactics to meet the demands of their learning contexts.

The Approaches to Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) was administered to 174 students in Anatomy and Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Nursing Care of the Adult Client. Failing students were less likely to participate. The ASSIST bad acceptable internal consistency reliability and construct validity. A majority (55%) of students took a Strategic approach to studying; smaller …