A Pre-Experimental Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Cognitive Skill Training in Improving Learning Ability Among Students of Selected College of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Cognitive skills occupy a vital role in an individual’s overall development, as they include some of the brain’s core functions such as thinking, reading, learning, retaining information, and paying attention and are used to solve problems, when a person experiences brain training, they may also notice how their strengthened skills help them in learning and many areas of their life. Therefore, the researcher wants to assess learning ability of students. The present study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of cognitive skill training in improving learning ability among students of selected college of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. A pre-experimental research design was adopted in this study and study was conducted by simple random sampling technique. The tool consists of a modified questionnaire of sociodemographic data and 3-point rating scale to assess learning ability such as time management attention and concentration and memory. The main finding of the study based on criteria, it was found that 17 (57%) subjects score average marks, 7 (24%) score good and 6 (20%) got poor score pre interventionally and after cognitive skill training all 30 (100%) are promoted to higher level as all subject score good. A significant association was seen between learning ability and socio-demographic variables such as financial status, aptitude toward nursing profession, sleeping habit and recent stressful event at 0.05 level of significance. The value of t test was 13.13 and it proves that there is significant difference in pre and intervention learning abilities.