Design and effectiveness evaluation of blended learning in epidemiology course for nursing undergraduates / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the application and effect of blended learning in epidemiology course.Methods The 83 nursing undergraduates in one class of grade 2016 were enrolled as experimental group and the 122 nursing undergraduates in another class were enrolled as control group.The undergraduates in the experimental group received blended learning in epidemiology course,and those in the control group received traditional teaching.An anonymous questionnaire survey was performed after the course ended,and the teaching effect was assessed based on the score of a non-standard answer examination and the degree of recognition of comprehensive ability cultivation.SPSS 18.0 was used for data analysis,and the t-test and the chi-square test were used for comparison of data between groups.Results The experimental group had a significantly higher total score than the control group [(85.55 ± 10.49) vs.(80.07 ± 9.47),t=3.897,P=0.000].Compared with the control group,the experimental group had a significantly higher degree of recognition of independent learning ability,cooperative ability,knowledge application,and problem-solving ability after blended learning (P＜0.05).Conclusion Blended learning can be applied in epidemiology course,and its teaching effect is accepted by students.