Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study sample
From: Psychometric properties of a clinical reasoning assessment rubric for nursing education
Participants (n = 68) N (%) or Mean (SD) | K-CRAR Score (n = 202) N (%) Mean (SD) | t or F (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean | 22.53 (1.4) | 3.61 (0.6) | ||
Age (years) | ||||
≤ 21 | 13 (19.1) | 39 (19.3) | 3.73 (0.6) | 1.661 |
22–23 | 42 (61.8) | 124 (61.4) | 3.61 (0.7) | (.193) |
≥ 24 | 13 (19.1) | 39 (19.3) | 3.47 (0.5) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 4 (5.9) | 12 (16.8) | 3.52 (0.7) | −.487 |
Female | 64 (94.1) | 190 (83.2) | 3.61 (0.6) | (.627) |
Admission Motivation | ||||
School grade | 5 (7.4) | 15 (7.4) | 3.51 (0.6) | 2.247 |
Recommendation & Advice | 14 (20.6) | 42 (20.8) | 3.74 (0.7) | (.065) |
Employment | 11 (16.2) | 31 (15.3) | 3.33 (0.7) | |
Aptitude & interest | 29 (42.6) | 87 (43.1) | 3.66 (0.6) | |
Profession | 9 (13.2) | 27 (13.4) | 3.58 (0.5) | |
Major Satisfaction | ||||
Very satisfied | 14 (20.6) | 42 (20.8) | 3.60 (0.6) | 0.012 |
Satisfied | 44 (64.7) | 132 (65.3) | 3.61 (0.6) | (.988) |
Moderate | 10 (14.7) | 28 (13.9) | 3.59 (0.7) | |
Clinical Practicum Satisfaction | ||||
Very satisfied | 6 (8.8) | 18 (8.9) | 3.85 (0.5) | 1.742 |
Satisfied | 40 (58.8) | 120 (59.4) | 3.56 (0.6) | (.160) |
Moderate | 20 (29.4) | 58 (28.7) | 3.59 (0.7) | |
Dissatisfied | 2 (2.9) | 6 (3.0) | 3.95 (0.6) | |
Academic Achievement | ||||
High - Middle | 25 (36.8) | 75 (37.1) | 3.74 (0.7) | 2.843 |
Middle | 24 (35.3) | 70 (34.7) | 3.55 (0.6) | (.061) |
Middle - Low | 19 (27.9) | 57 (28.2) | 3.50 (0.6) | |