Effectiveness of Conceptual Map on Enhancing the Academic Self Efficacy among B.Sc (Nursing) III Year Students in PSG College of Nursing, Coimbatore

Conceptual map is a powerful tool that teachers can use to enhance learning and create a foundation for learning. It is helpful for visual learners as they are illustrative tools that assist with managing thought, directing learning, and making connections.

To evaluate the effectiveness of Conceptual map on enhancing the academic self efficacy among nursing students.

Pre experimental design – One group pretest and post test design.

The study was conducted in PSG College of Nursing, Coimbatore.

91 BSc (N) III Year students

The Conceptual map was conducted in 5 sessions. Each session was conducted for one hour. Each session is activity based and participatory in nature. The major techniques that were used to impart information were small group activities, and lectures followed by discussion.

The level of knowledge was assessed by The Academic Development Self- Efficacy Inventory (Yuen et al., (2007). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.

The findings of the study revealed that Conceptual map on improved the academic self efficacy among B. Sc (N) III Year students. The improved mean value for academic self efficacy was 7.65 with‘t’ value of 16.65 which showed high statistical significance at p<0.001 level.

The study concluded that there was a significant improvement of Academic Development Self-Efficacy among students in posttest after administration of Conceptual map.

The educator should attempt to educate the students regarding the Conceptual map. It will promote the nursing students to get good marks in their exams.