Distance Learning Preparedness And Academic Coping Among First-Year Nursing Students
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Distance Learning Preparedness, Academic Coping, First-year Nursing StudentsAbstract
Covid 19 pandemic posed adjustment challenge to every student as they abruptly shift to distance learning. Hence, this is a cross-sectional correlational study endeavored to investigate the influence between distance learning preparedness and academic coping. Two hundred five (205) first-year nursing students participated willingly in the study. This study used an adopted 30-item online preparedness questionnaire and a researcher-made 20-items 4-point Likert scale academic coping questionnaire with Cronbach alpha of 0.94. It underwent institutional ethics approval.
Results revealed that first-year student nurses seem to have good distance learning preparedness and academic coping during COVID 19 pandemic. Students with better internet connections seem to be more prepared and coped academically. While females come better prepared for distance learning, males seem to cope better in school. Those in the upper-income class depict better preparation in distance learning yet middle-income class students cope more. It highlights the importance of distance learning preparedness of a student to achieve a greater degree of academic coping. Hence, this study may be suggestive that institutions should conduct a distance learning preparedness program to assist incoming first-year nursing students in college adjustment in distance learning classes.
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