Learning Process in Nursing Graduation, Learning Techniques, Nursing Education
Conditions
Keywords
Gagne learning model, Nursing educaiton, Nursing student, Critical thinking, Attitude towards learning
Brief summary
This study aims to examine the effect of breast cancer education, conducted using the Gagne learning model, on nursing students' knowledge, attitudes towards learning, and critical thinking skills.
Detailed description
The study is a randomized controlled trial with experimental and control groups. The study implements an educational program based on Gagne's learning model and a traditional learning model. Data are collected using a comprehensive breast cancer knowledge test, an attitude scale toward learning, a critical thinking skills questionnaire, and a self-breast examination teaching skills form.
Interventions
Group receiving training with the Gagne learning model
Groups receiving education through the traditional learning model
Sponsors
Study design
Intervention model description
A randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Third-year students who had taken courses in fundamentals of nursing, internal medicine nursing, physiology, pathology, and computer science, but had not taken oncology nursing, were included in the study as volunteers.
Exclusion criteria
* Students who were not in their third year of study, did not take one of the following courses: fundamentals of nursing, internal medicine nursing, physiology, pathology, computer science, those who had taken the oncology nursing course, and those who did not volunteer to participate in the research were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Breast Cancer Knowledge Test | 4 weeks | The comprehensive beast cancer knowledge test consists of 20 general knowledge questions. The scale is answered using a True-False format. There are 8 true and 12 false statements. The comprehensive breast cancer knowledge test comprises two dimensions: general knowledge and treatability. Questions 1 through 12 cover general knowledge about breast cancer, while questions 13 through 20 concern the treatability of breast cancer. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attitudes Towards Learning Scale | 4 weeks | The attitude towards learning scale consists of a total of 34 items. The scale comprises sub-dimensions of effort toward learning, valuing learning, and avoidance of learning. Of these items, 25 are positive and 9 are negative. The scale is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with options being "Strongly Agree", "Largely Agree", "Partially Agree", "Disagree", and "Strongly Disagree". The highest possible attitude score is 170 and the lowest is 34. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Namik Kemal University