ERIC Number: EJ1138299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 8
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Situated Learning: The Feasibility of an Experimental Learning of Information Technology for Academic Nursing Students
Gonen, Ayala; Lev-Ari, Lilac; Sharon, Dganit; Amzalag, Meital
Cogent Education, v3 n1 Article 1154260 2016
As part of the Bachelor's degree of nursing education, nursing students are exposed to the increasingly complex world of Information Technology. Aim: To evaluate the feasibility of a situated learning approach for Information Technology course by assessing students' perceptions at the end of the course. Methods: Course participants completed a pre and post-course survey describing their knowledge and perceptions of the course. Results and discussion: Results demonstrated increased knowledge and satisfaction with this new learning strategy, which was also apparent in their good final course grades. Students had considerably more knowledge after the course (comparing to pre course survey), with a positive correlation between students' perception of the usefulness of the course and their knowledge after completion of the course. Therefore, enhancing learning using a simulated learning curriculum may allow students to be more aware of the challenges that nurses face in actual practice, and may provide a more contextualized understanding of the issues relating to Information Technology.
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Information Technology, Feasibility Studies, Nursing Education, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Knowledge Level, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Relevance (Education), Computer Science Education, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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