Group training in focus and study skills helped nursing students put things off less
Who it’s about: Students
- Helped
Students who learned focus, study and memory skills in a group put off schoolwork less than the waiting group.
- Action: Learn better study strategiestested
- Action: Do a relaxation exercisetested
- Rule: Practise with a groupused
- Rule: With a coach or therapistused
Small randomised trial of 30 female nursing students in Iran · vs students still waiting for the training · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable; results look too good to be true
The study
Who took part
30 female nursing students in Iran who put off schoolwork the most. The English summary and the Persian text disagree on their school and their year of study.
What they did
One group had eight group sessions, two a week, led by a psychologist. They learned how to focus, active ways to study, memory tricks and relaxation. The waiting group got nothing until the study ended.
What happened
At the end, the training group rated themselves as putting off schoolwork much less than the waiting group. They also felt more involved in their studies. The report is partly garbled and its numbers don't add up, so we can't give sizes, and nobody was checked again later.
Source
The Effectiveness of Cognitive group rehabilitation Training on Academic procrastination and academic engagement in students (2020)
DOI: 10.18502/jmed.v15i2.4228 (opens in a new tab)Tools in this study
Action5
Learn better study strategiesLearn techniques for rehearsing, organising and checking your understanding of study material.
