Table 6: Summary for motivations and study habits questions.
Note: Response options ranged from (1) not at all true to (5) very true.
M
Important to improve my skills during nursing school. 4.83
Goals-Nursing School: Learn as much as I can. 4.72
Goals-Nursing School: Master a lot of new skills. 4.56
Goals-Class: Learn as much as I can. 4.52
Important to thoroughly understand my course work. 4.52
Goals: Show others that I'm good at my class work. 3.52
Important that my instructor doesn't think that I know less than others in class. 3.16
Important that I look smart compared to others in my class. 2.84
Goals: Look smart in comparison to the other students in my class. 2.36