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This mixed methods participatory action research study investigated student perceptions of stress within the context of a high stakes testing environment. Participants were prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in the final semester of their nursing program. The quantitative method, a prospective correlational research design using the Student Nurse Stress Index (SNSI) provided a quantitative measure of stress. Phenomenography, the qualitative method, was used in order to capture the various ways students experience stress. The combination of these two methods provided a rich understanding of student perspectives regarding the use of high stakes testing nursing as a measure of progression toward graduation. Analysis of the research findings revealed all students experience stress while preparing for high stakes testing. However, students perceived the experience of stress in a myriad of ways suggesting that students view high stakes testing as a threat rather than a challenge.
Advisor: | Wirtz, Paul, Dollins, Ann |
Commitee: | Niemer, Louise |
School: | Northern Kentucky University |
Department: | Education Leadership |
School Location: | United States -- Kentucky |
Source: | DAI-A 75/09(E), Dissertation Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Nursing, Health education |
Keywords: | High stakes testing, Nursing education, Stress, Student Nurse Stress Index |
Publication Number: | 3622620 |
ISBN: | 978-1-303-94470-3 |