Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ649966
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Why Is Biological Science Difficult for First-Year Nursing Students?
McKee, Gabrielle
Nurse Education Today, v22 n3 p251-57 Apr 2002
Biology examination scores for two cohorts of first-year nursing students (n=119) were analyzed. Factors having a significant effect on scores were as follows: previous study of biology, level of previous biology achievement, class attendance, and use of recommended readings. (Contains 19 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Biology, Higher Education, Low Achievement, Nursing Students, Prior Learning, Scores, Study Habits
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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