A time management programme may help nursing students manage time and get better grades
HelpedThe short version
Nursing students who took the programme rated their time management higher at the end than the other group did.
- 86
- nursing students in Saudi Arabia
- Randomised
- groups picked at random
- Self-rated
- people rated themselves
- 2 tools
- tested
The study
Who took part
86 female nursing students at a university in Saudi Arabia. Their average age was about 21, and three in four lived in cities.
What they did
Students were split at random into two groups of 43. The programme group had five 8-hour sessions in September and October 2023. They learned to plan the week, rank tasks and use time management tools, with role play and group talks. The other group did not get the programme.
What happened
At the start, both groups rated their time management about the same. At the end, the programme group rated it higher. More of them got top grades: 14 of 43 got an excellent grade, against 6 of 43. The paper’s numbers don’t add up, so we can’t give sizes.
What the study found
- HelpedTime management
Nursing students who took the programme rated their time management higher at the end than the other group did.
Small randomised trial of 86 nursing students in Saudi Arabia · vs students on the usual course · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable
- HelpedGoals
Nursing students who took the programme got better end-of-course exam grades than the other group.
Small randomised trial of 86 nursing students in Saudi Arabia · vs students on the usual course · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable
How solid is this?
- Groups picked at random
- Small group
- People rated themselves
- Numbers unreliable
Source
Effect of time management educational program on academic’ achievement of nursing students at the College of Nursing, ABHA, King Khalid University (2024)
DOI: 10.33545/26646765.2024.v6.i1a.80 (opens in a new tab)
