scholarly journals Self-Directed Learning versus Problem-Based Learning in Korean Nurse Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1763
Author(s):  
Jaehee Jeon ◽  
Sihyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Directed Learning

Effective teaching methods are vital for cultivating advanced professional skills in nurses and equipping them with the necessary training. Problem-based learning (PBL) and self-directed learning (SDL) have been consistently used in nurse education. Therefore, their effects on nursing students’ academic performance warrant comparison. This study compared the effects of PBL and SDL on an adult nursing university curriculum. Participants in this quasi-experimental study with a pre-post non-equivalent control group design were 106 third-year nursing students divided into the PBL and SDL groups. Data collection, conducted from April to June 2019, included a pre-test before an eight-week intervention, followed by a post-test. Changes in the scores of each group were analyzed for learning motivation, self-directed learning ability, self-efficacy, learning confidence, learning satisfaction, and academic performance using paired and independent t-tests. The PBL group scored higher on learning motivation, self-directed learning ability, and academic performance than the SDL group. Based on these results, the PBL method was more effective than the SDL method in an adult nursing curriculum. To maximize the learning effect in adult nursing education, it is necessary to apply SDL education, including the PBL method, with a clearer learning process.

scholarly journals Self-directed learning with a modified team-based strategy: A quasi-experimental study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Huei-Lih Hwang ◽  
Chin-Tang Tu ◽  
Tian-Yuan Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Junior College ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Team Based Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Directed Learning

Background and objective: Physical assessment skills are not effectively put into practice for nursing students, requiring an improvement in pre-registration programs and planning more tailored training courses for them. More flexibility in teaching methods can thus contribute to self-directed learning. The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of team-based learning when combined with an online teaching platform on self-directed learning compared to inquiry-based learning for junior college nursing students.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 103 students completely participated in the Self-directed Learning Instrument test before and after the course. Collected data were analysed using independent t-test and ANCOVA with the statistical package SPSS 21.0 for Windows. Qualitative focus group interviews were conducted after the survey with 14 participants.Results: Compared to the control group, the adjusted mean post-test score for self-directed learning ability was significantly higher in the intervention group. Students also reported that they were quite engaged in completing assignments and team learning activities in classroom, specifically for the group test.Conclusions: The modified team-based learning strategy was useful at engaging students to improve self-directed learning and to satisfy them. Educators are encouraged to integrate online response system technology into their classroom activities.

scholarly journals The impact of facilitation in a problem-based pedagogy on self-directed learning readiness among nursing students: a quasi-experimental study in Tanzania

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter C. Millanzi ◽  
Patricia Z. Herman ◽  
Mahamudu R. Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Learning Readiness ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Self-directed learning is important in nursing as it is associated with improved clinical and moral competencies in providing quality and cost-effective care among people. However, unethical professional conduct demonstrated by some graduate nurses is linked with the way they are developed in schools alongside the content and pedagogies prescribed in nursing curricula. Pedagogical transformations appear to be inevitable to develop enthusiastic nursing students who can work independently in delivering quality and cost-effective nursing services to people. This study intended to examine the impact of facilitation in a problem-based pedagogy on self-directed learning readiness among undergraduate nursing students in Tanzania. Methods A controlled quasi-experimental design was conducted in Tanzanian higher training institutions from January to April 2019. A 40-item Self-directed learning Readiness scale for nursing education adopted from previous studies measured self-directed learning and the Student A descriptive analysis via a Statistical Package for Social Sciences software program (version 23) was performed to establish nursing students’ socio-demographic characteristics profiles. Independent samples t-test determined mean scores difference of self-directed learning readiness among nursing students between groups while regression analysis was performed to discriminate the effect of an intervention controlled with other co-related factors. Results The post-test results of self-directed learning readiness showed that nursing students scored significantly higher [(M = 33.01 ± 13.17; t (399) = 2.335; 95%CI: 0.486,5.668)] in the intervention group than their counterparts in the control. Findings of SDL readiness subscales were significantly higher among students in the intervention including self-management [(M = 10.11 ± 4.09; t (399) = 1.354; 95%CI: 0.173,4.026)], interest learning [(M = 9.21 ± 2.39; t (399) = 1.189; 95%CI: 0.166,4.323)] and self-control [(M = 13.63 ± 5.05; t (399) = 2.335; 95%CI: 0.486,5.668)]. The probability of nursing students to demonstrate self-directed learning readiness was 1.291 more times higher when exposed to the intervention (AOR = 1.291, p < 0.05, 95%CI: 0.767, 2.173) than in the control. Conclusion Facilitation in a problem-based pedagogy promises to change the spectrum of nursing learning habits potentially to their academic and professional achievements. Nurse tutors need to be empowered with it to prepare nursing students to meet their academic and professional potentials.

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