Academic stress, major satisfaction, and academic achievement according to type of achievement goal orientation in nursing students

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to determine the types of achievement goal orientation exhibited by nursing students and attempted to identify factors influencing the type of achievement goal orientation. Data were collected from 231 sophomore and junior nursing students, and found that reduced efficacy influenced all of the approach type. The findings show the necessity of identifying the type of academic achievement goal orientation in nursing students and of developing teaching-learning methods and environments to increase their learning motivation and stimulate their interest in the learning process. ©2016 International Information Institute.