EFFECTIVENESS OF MODERN TEACHING METHODS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS IN IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, IMO STATE

Ngozi Amaugo, C.C.N. Vincent, Nkiru Okoroafor, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu*, Adanma Nwagwu Solomon, Anthonia Emesowum, Josephine Egbuchelem1 and Clementina Ezenwuba

ABSTRACT

This study examined the influence of teaching methods on academic performance of nursing students in Imo State University. The study was carried out using a descriptive survey and experimental research designs, having six research questions and six hypotheses. The population of the study comprised 1408 nursing students in Imo State University from which a sample size of 343 students were drawn. This size was determined using the Taro Yamane formula. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire eliciting perceptions of students on their preferred choice of teaching methods and a general nursing test used for pre-test and post-test. The reliability of the test was established using Kudar Richardson which yielded coefficient of 0.70 while cronbach alpha was used to establish the reliability of the rating scale which yielded coefficient of 0.79. Modern teaching methods effectively increased the academic performance of the students by 25.10% and the difference in the pre-test and post-test scores of the students is statistically significant (p<.05) The researcher recommends among others that nurse educators minimize their use of traditional teaching methods as students do not prefer that method.

Keywords: Modern Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Nursing Students.