Table 6 Association of the socio-demographic characteristics of the students and Student perceptions about Cognitive processing strategies Scale
socio-demographic characteristics | IAU University Score of motivation | Alexandria University score of motivation |
|---|---|---|
|  | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
Gender | Â | |
Male | 86.4 ± 27.2 | 94.6 ± 24.0 |
Female | 94.6 ± 19.8 | 93.9 ± 17.1 |
T [p] | 1.468 [0.146] | 0.129 [0.898] |
Marital Status | ||
Not Married | 92.7 ± 22.9 | 94.2 ± 19.0 |
Married | 88.6 ± 20.2 | 92.6 ± 13.4 |
T [p] | 0.554 [0.581] | 0.262 [0.794] |
Age (Years) | ||
20 < 21 | 83.3 ± 22.4 | 100.8 ± 14.5 |
21 < 22 | 95.6 ± 18.4 | 98.1 ± 17.6 |
22 < 23 | 89.6 ± 35.3 | 97.6 ± 19.5 |
> 23 | 114.3 ± 15.9 | 90.5 ± 18.7 |
 F [p] | 2.655 [0.055] | 1.736 [0.164] |
GPA | ||
< 3.6 | 86.4 ± 20.7 | 92.9 ± 18.7 |
3.6–4.5 | 92.6 ± 23.0 | 102.2 ± 15.6 |
> 4.5 | 92.4 ± 21.9 | 102.0 ± 17.0 |
 F [p] | 0.170 [0.844] | 1.427 [0.245] |
On average, how many hours per day do you spend studying (Hours) | ||
≤ 1 | 95.5 ± 31.6 | 87.2 ± 19.8 |
3–4 | 92.6 ± 23.0 | 95.3 ± 19.1 |
5–6 | 92.1 ± 15.7 | 96.9 ± 17.3 |
≥ 7 | 86.1 ± 20.5 | 88.5 ± 11.2 |
 F [p] | 0.292 [0.831] | 1.215 [0.308] |
Did you transfer from another university or college into the nursing? | ||
No | 90.2 ± 22.1 | 95.4 ± 17.1 |
Yes | 101.1 ± 23.1 | 83.0 ± 26.6 |
T [p] | 1.596 [0.115] | 2.130 [0.036] |