Perception of Nursing Students Regarding Learning Enhancing Attitudes and Behaviours of Teachers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37762/jfinph.37Keywords:
Perceptions, Learning, Attitude, Behavior, Teachers, Nursing StudentsAbstract
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of nursing students regarding learning-enhancing factors of teachers’ attitudes and behavior.
METHODOLOGY
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenient sampling technique. Data were collected through a questionnaire from 125 nursing students at two public sector nursing colleges in Peshawar, Pakistan. Ethics approval was obtained from Institutional Review Board. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.
RESULTS
Out of the total selected sample, 31 participants were males and 94 were females. The mean age of respondents was 30 years. All the participants agreed that the attitude and behavior of teachers affected students learning. The most enhancing factors for the learning of nursing students were “Giving value to teaching”, “Motivation towards teaching”, “Accept Responsibility for the lecture”, “Having good knowledge of the subject matter”, and “Confidence in delivering the lecture”, “Interest in the lecture”, “Regular and punctual for class”, “Use Polite Language to students” etc.: While, “being suspicious about students success”, “Extra Expectation from students”, “Favoritism in students”, “Late for class”, “Punishing the students”, etc.: were regarded as not enhancing factors.
CONCLUSION
The nursing students were not fully satisfied with the nursing institutional environment. So, the teacher must adopt all those attitudinal and behavioral parameters which were perceived enhancing factors and avoid others.
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