Comparison of learning skills in the 21st century of nursing students

Abstract

Abstract

This research aimed to study the 21^st century learning skills (4 Cs) and to compare the 21^st century learning skills (4 Cs) of the nursing students.  The sample consisted of 102 nursing students from the educational institution. The research instrument was the 4Cs learning skills questionnaire. Content validity by three experts who are experts in nursing education and its reliability was examined by testing it with 30 non-sample nursing students. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the entire version was 0.92. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA (F-test).

The result revealed that most of the nursing students were from the Northeast (54.90%), had a GPA of 3.00-3.49 (72.55%), was satisfied with their academic results (59.80%), and had monthly expenses of 7,001-10,000 baht (30.39%). The overall learning skills in the 21st century according to the 4Cs concept of nursing students were at a high level (Mean 4.10, SD 0.59) and 4 aspects were at a high level, namely 1) critical thinking skills (Mean 4.08, SD 0.59), 2) creativity skills (Mean 4.01, SD 0.67), 3) collaboration skills (Mean 4.22, SD 0.61), and 4) communication skills (Mean 4.11, SD 0.66). Comparing the 21^st century learning skills of the nursing students with different hometowns, academic performance, academic satisfaction and monthly expenses found that there were no statistically significant differences.