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Age and "Type" of Domain Specific Entry Qualifications as Predictors of Student Nurses' Performance in Biological, Social and Behavioural Sciences in Nursing Assessments.

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Ofori, Richard – Nurse Education Today, 2000

A study of 222 nursing students in England found no significant differences in performance in the sciences among those with different educational qualifications. Age was a better predictor of science performance. (SK)

Descriptors: Age, Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences, Educational Background

Attitude Modification Among Biology and Non-Biology Majors.

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Garcia, Ric A.; McFeeley, James C. – 1978

The aim of this investigation was to determine whether biology majors' and non-biology majors' attitudes toward biology are changed as a result of a single semester of instruction in biology. This study also attempted to determine the direction, degree, and possible correlates of this modification. The Biology Attitude Scale was administered at…

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age, Analysis of Covariance, Attitude Change