Nursing Student Engagement with Their Learning: A Mixed Methods Study

Table 2.

Qualitative themes

How did students define engagement?

Being a student

    ●    Attending class

    ●    Being interested

    ●    Actively participating

 

Commitment to learning

    ●    Effort outside of class

    ●    Focussing on a topic

    ●    Recognising learning needs

 

What engages students?

    ●    Being stimulated

    ●    Desire to excel

    ●    Good tutoring

    ●    Enthusiasm

    ●    Encouraging

    ●    Connection

 

What disengages students?

    ●    Repetitive or complex content

    ●    Poor tutoring