Correlation of learning strategies adopted with outcome knowledge among nursing students

The learning approach or the strategy adopted by the learner is significantly related to their intellectual development and conception of learning, along with the learning context. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the learning strategies adopted by the students and outcome knowledge among nursing students. Descriptive design was adopted. A sample of 48 IV Year B.Sc. Nursing students who had completed their training in Midwifery were selected using non probability purposive sampling technique. The learning strategies adopted was assessed using Modified Mona Dahms and Hans Peter Christensen (2005) tool and outcome knowledge score was obtained from the marks scored in the University examination in Midwifery and Obstetrical Nursing. The study findings revealed that the majority of the nursing students (72.90%) were in the age group of 20-21 years, 81.2% of the nursing students adopted both the learning strategies, 54.1% of the nursing students had outcome knowledge score between 60-69%. There was a positive correlation (r=0.333) between the learning strategies adopted and the outcome knowledge score which was significant at p<0.05 level of significance. There was a significant association between the outcome knowledge score with the demographic variable age at p<0.05 level of significance. The study findings threw light on the fact that the strategies adopted by the students vary and it has influence on the outcome knowledge.