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Shifting the Focus: Increasing Engagement and Improving Performance of Nursing Students in Bioscience Subjects Using Face-to-Face Workshops to Reduce Anxiety
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Cox, JL and Crane, JW, Shifting the Focus: Increasing Engagement and Improving Performance of Nursing Students in Bioscience Subjects Using Face-to-Face Workshops to Reduce Anxiety, International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 22, (7) pp. 11-22. ISSN 2200-4270 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The difficulty many undergraduate nursing students experience with science subjects is often attributed to
deficiencies in background knowledge, but anxiety about science subjects could also play a role. While reports
indicate that nursing students feel anxious about science-based subjects, the cause of this anxiety and how to
reduce it has received less attention. This project aimed 1) to identify the sources of anxiety experienced by
nursing students at the start of their first year, and 2) to develop a workshop to reduce anxiety and enhance
engagement with science subjects. When surveyed, a substantial proportion of nursing students reported feeling
anxious about a range of science and non-science-based activities. To address this anxiety, a two-day, face-toface
workshop was developed and made available to nursing students. Attendees report that the workshops
reduced their anxiety and enhanced their engagement with science subjects. In addition, the final grades and the
rate of progression of workshop attendees through their nursing course have been significantly higher than nonattendees.
These outcomes demonstrate that face-to-face workshops aimed at reducing anxiety can improve
nursing student’s engagement with, and performance in, bioscience subjects.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | science, anxiety, nursing, first-year, workshops |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the health sciences |
UTAS Author: | Crane, JW (Dr James Crane) |
ID Code: | 126384 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Medicine |
Deposited On: | 2018-06-07 |
Last Modified: | 2018-09-06 |
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