Investigating the Relationship between Nursing Students' Perception of the Instructional Environment on the Level of Their Academic Engagement at the Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2018-19

Learning environment has an important role in the process of teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of nursing students’ perception of the instructional environment on their academic engagement in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2018-19 academic years.

This study is a descriptive correlational research. The statistical population consisted of nursing and midwifery school students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences of whom 291 students were selected based on Morgan table and through random sampling. Data collection tools were standardized questionnaires of Dundee Ready Education Environment (DREEM) and Academic Engagement Scale (Schaufeli et al, 1996). Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression were employed for data analysis.

The mean of total score obtained from nursing instructional environment was 125.26±12.81 from 200 (MAX) that signified positive aspects to be more than negative. Findings showed that students’ perceptions of the learning environment would predict their academic engagement (R=0.518, R2=0.269, p<0.01). Calculation of regression coefficients revealed that the five components perception of learning and instruction (DREEM model) had a significant role in predicting studentschr('39') academic engagement (R=0.518, R2=0.269, P<0.01).

Given the role of perception of the learning environment in predicting students’ academic engagement, it is important to pay attention to the role and adjustment of academic environment.