The effects of undergraduate nursing student-faculty interaction outside the classroom on college grade point average.

摘要

BACKGROUND: The effects of student-faculty interactions in higher education have received considerable empirical attention. However, there has been no empirical study that has examined the relation between student-faculty interaction and college grade point average. PURPOSE: This is aimed at identifying the effect of nursing student-faculty interaction outside the classroom on students' semester college grade point average at a public university in Jordan. METHODS: The research was cross-sectional study of the effect of student-faculty interaction outside the classroom on the students' semester college grade point average of participating juniors and seniors. RESULTS: Total interaction of the students was crucial as it is extremely significant (t = 16.2, df = 271, P /=70 and those who had <70 academic scores. However, gender differences between students, and other variables were not significant either to affect students' academic scores or students' interaction. CONCLUSION: This study provides some evidence that student-faculty interactions outside classrooms are significantly associated with student's academically achievements.