Nursing students' evaluation of a gamified public health educational webinar: A comparative pilot study.
Nurs Open
; 8(4): 1812-1821, 2021 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1260561
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To compare undergraduate nursing students' evaluations of a gamified educational webinar to a non-gamified version. Both webinars covered the topic "Determinants of health," part of public health education.DESIGN:
A post-test evaluation design with a comparison group, and an additional qualitative component.METHODS:
First-year students reading for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology were randomly allocated into two classes of 26 students each, and to the gamified and non-gamified webinars. The revised "Students Evaluations of Educational Quality" questionnaire was sent to all participants. Participants were also asked to provide comments on their learning experience.RESULTS:
A total of 40 participants who attended the gamified and non-gamified webinars completed the questionnaire. Educational quality was perceived as "good" to "very good," in both groups. Most participants in the gamified webinar group remarked that gamification helped to increase their engagement and interaction.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Open
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nop2.826
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