Predictors Of Anatomy and Physiology Achievement Among Diploma in Nursing Students
Keywords:
Achievement predictor, Nursing, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, EnglishAbstract
This study aims to explore whether students’ results in the Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE) Examination particularly in Biology, Chemistry and English subjects can predict students’ achievement in Anatomy & Physiology (A&P) course of the Diploma in Nursing students in Malaysia. The study involved 411 students studying in the Ministry of Health’s training colleges who came from the science stream background in the high school. Students’ background data comprising MCE Biology, Chemistry and English results, academic stream in high school, and students’ ID were collected using a short questionnaire. Stepwise regression analysis was performed on the data. Even though result showed that MCE Biology, MCE Chemistry and MCE English seem to be significant predictors of A&P achievement, only MCE Biology was kept in the final model of stepwise regression. Thus, MCE Biology is the only significant predictor of A&P in this study. Further analysis and extrapolation of the A&P and Biology results suggest that candidates from the science stream in high school should obtain at least `B’ grade in Biology in the MCE examination to get at least a pass in A&P.
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