The effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction in teaching nursing students about congenital heart disease.
Comput Nurs, 2000/11-2000/12;18(6):282-7.
Rouse DP[1]
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PMID: 11105402
Abstract
This study compared the effectiveness of three instructional intervention strategies for teaching nursing students about congenital heart disease (CHD). They are: (1) computer-assisted instruction (CAI), (2) traditional class room lecture (TCL); and (3) the combination of CAI and TCL. The subjects were associate degree nursing (ADN) students enrolled in a pediatric nursing course at the University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College. Differences between pre- and post-scores on a 20-item multiple choice test were analyzed by analysis of variance. There was a significant improvement in scores for all groups but no significant difference in improvement in scores between the CAI group and the TCL group. The CAI/TCL group showed significant improvement in scores compared with the other two groups. The researcher concluded that when teaching strategies are comparable, CAI is as effective as TCL. Used together, a significant improvement is seen in student performance than when either strategy is used alone.
MeSH terms
Analysis of Variance; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Education, Nursing, Associate; Educational Measurement; Heart Defects, Congenital; Humans; Nursing Education Research; Program Evaluation; Students, Nursing; Teaching
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