scholarly journals Nursing Students’ Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1157
Author(s):  
Eun-Jin Choi ◽  
Jeong-Hye Park ◽  
Se-Won Kang
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Literacy Scores ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Confidence Data

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between nursing students’ acceptance intention of a smart device, information literacy, and problem-solving confidence to explore the factors that may improve nursing students’ problem-solving confidence. Data were collected from 450 nursing students between July and August 2019 in two cities in Korea. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between problem-solving confidence and acceptance intention (r = 0.353, p < 0.001) and between problem-solving confidence and information literacy (r = 0.501, p < 0.001). Further, participants with high acceptance intention of a smart device and information literacy scores had significantly higher problem-solving confidence (t = 5.447, p < 0.001; t = 10.072, p < 0.001) than participants with low acceptance intention. In addition, in the logistic regression the odds ratio between the acceptance intention of a smart device, information literacy, and problem-solving confidence groups was odds ratio 2.071 (p < 0.001, CI: 1.412–3.037) and odd ratio 4.966 (p < 0.001, CI: 3.298–7.477). To improve nursing students’ problem-solving confidence, educational strategies should be developed to build information experience and information utilization capabilities.

scholarly journals Information Literacy and Instruction: Making a Place for Makerspaces in Information Literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Mann
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Real World ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Maker Movement ◽  
Ways Of Thinking ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Maker Movement

In recent years, many libraries have experimented with the idea of creating makerspaces in their facilities. Library makerspaces provide patrons with opportunities to experiment not only with different technologies, but with different ways of thinking. In this column, Leah Mann explores the relationship between making and information literacy and describes how librarians can use makerspaces to create unique pedagogical opportunities to develop practical real-world skills, build problem-solving abilities, and enhance knowledge transfer. She explains how the maker movement can affect not only school libraries, but other types of libraries as well.—Editor

scholarly journals The Relationship between Self-Directed Learning and Problem-Solving Ability: The Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning among Nursing Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1738
Author(s):  
Younghui Hwang ◽  
Jihyun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Problem-solving ability is necessary for the clinical reasoning and decision-making of nurses to solve patients’ health problems. This study aims to investigate the association between self-directed learning and problem-solving ability using the multiple mediation model to identify strategies to enhance problem-solving ability in nursing students. This is a descriptive survey study of 193 nursing students from two universities in South Korea. Data about self-directed learning, self-regulated learning, academic self-efficacy, and problem-solving ability were collected using structured questionnaires between 5 March and 17 June 2018, and were analyzed using serial multiple mediation analysis. The direct effect of self-directed learning on problem-solving ability was statistically significant. The serial multiple mediation technique predicting problem-solving ability from self-directed learning, academic self-efficacy, and self-regulated learning was significant, explaining 40% of the variance in problem-solving ability. The relationship between self-directed learning and problem-solving ability was partially mediated by academic self-efficacy and self-regulated learning. This study suggests the suitability of considering academic self-efficacy and self-regulated learning together when conducting self-directed learning to improve nursing students’ problem-solving ability.

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