Incidence and perception of nursing students’ academic incivility in Oman

Natarajan, Jansi; Muliira, Joshua Kanaabi; van der Colff, Jacoba

doi:10.1186/s12912-017-0213-7

BMC Nursing

Table 5 Incidence of uncivil student based on experiences and observation of faculty members and students

From: Incidence and perception of nursing students’ academic incivility in Oman

Student Behaviors	Participant	N	M	SD	SEM	t	df	p
Acting bored or apathetic	Faculty	42	2.286	0.774	0.119	0.889	183	0.375
Acting bored or apathetic	Student	143	2.168	0.750	0.063	0.889	183	0.375
Making disapproving groans	Faculty	39	1.821	0.756	0.121	−1.332	168	0.185
Making disapproving groans	Student	131	2.000	0.734	0.064	−1.332	168	0.185
Sleeping in class	Faculty	40	1.800	0.823	0.130	−2.429	187	0.016
Sleeping in class	Student	149	2.168	0.857	0.070	−2.429	187	0.016
Not paying attention in class	Faculty	40	2.000	0.716	0.113	−2.965	70.01	0.004
Not paying attention in class	Student	148	2.392	0.830	0.068	−2.965	70.01	0.004
Holding conversations that distract you or other students	Faculty	42	2.119	0.705	0.109	−1.669	84.61	0.099
Holding conversations that distract you or other students	Student	138	2.341	0.892	0.076	−1.669	84.61	0.099
Refusing to answer direct questions	Faculty	39	1.590	0.715	0.115	−2.501	182	0.013
Refusing to answer direct questions	Student	145	1.966	0.861	0.072	−2.501	182	0.013
Using computer during class for purposes not related to the class	Faculty	37	1.460	0.605	0.100	−2.799	176	0.006
	Student	141	1.879	0.858	0.072	−2.799	176	0.006
Using cell phones or pagers during class	Faculty	42	2.381	0.936	0.144	−1.429	191	0.155
Using cell phones or pagers during class	Student	151	2.616	0.944	0.077	−1.429	191	0.155
Arriving late for class	Faculty	39	2.256	0.715	0.115	−1.510	70.361	0.136
Arriving late for class	Student	150	2.460	0.872	0.071	−1.510	70.361	0.136
Making sarcastic remarks or gestures (staged yawning, eye rolling)	Faculty	42	1.810	0.707	0.109	−1.643	178	0.102
	Student	138	2.044	0.836	0.071	−1.643	178	0.102
Leaving class early	Faculty	43	1.605	0.541	0.082	−4.020	188	0.000
Leaving class early	Student	147	2.102	0.756	0.062	−4.020	188	0.000
Cutting (not coming for) class	Faculty	40	1.975	0.660	0.104	−2.301	68.42	0.024
Cutting (not coming for) class	Student	146	2.253	0.741	0.061	−2.301	68.42	0.024
Being unprepared for class	Faculty	42	2.500	0.707	0.109	−1.014	188	0.312
Being unprepared for class	Student	148	2.649	0.872	0.072	−1.014	188	0.312
Creating tension by dominating class discussions	Faculty	40	1.700	0.758	0.120	−3.198	177	0.002
Creating tension by dominating class discussions	Student	139	2.158	0.810	0.069	−3.198	177	0.002
Cheating on exams or quizzes	Faculty	40	1.775	0.800	0.127	−1.266	178	0.207
Cheating on exams or quizzes	Student	140	1.957	0.804	0.068	−1.266	178	0.207
Demanding make up exam, extensions, grade changes, or other special favors	Faculty	42	2.095	1.031	0.159	-.405	178	0.686
	Student	138	2.159	0.856	0.073	-.405	178	0.686

M Mean, SD Standard Deviation, SEM Standard Error Mean, t t-test statistic, df degrees of freedom, p p-value

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