The study of the relationship study approach to deliberative practice and Course satisfaction and academic achievement among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences nursing students at the 2013-2014 academic year University of Medical Sciences

Type of students ’ studying and learning approaches play a role in student's satisfaction of course and academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between study approach to Deliberative practice and Course Satisfaction and Academic Achievement .
The method of the study was descriptive- correlation. The statistical population included all the third, fifth and seventh semesters nursing undergraduate students of Isfahan University of Medical Science, and the statistical sample (n=187) was selected through convenient sampling. The data were collected by Questionnaire of Study Approach to Deliberative Practice that includes 25 items and developed by Duvivier & et al (2011), a general item to measure overall satisfaction of the course, and the students average. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics (correlation coefficients, ANOVA, Independent t-test) was used.
There was a statistically significant correlation between study approach to deliberative practice and Course Satisfaction and academic achievement (p=0.001). This correlation was also observed between Course Satisfaction and academic achievement (p=0.001, r=0.74). The results also showed that With increase in semester of nursing students, the correlation between components were too increased.
The results of this study can be used to deal with theoretical problems of nursing education and preparation to deal with the complexity of the clinical environment. Therefore, policymakers and educational planners of nursing education should with adopting educational strategies, trying to improve the skills of their students and health promotion in the community.