Journal Article

Effect of Tronclass combined with team-based learning on nursing students’ self-directed learning and academic performance: a pretest-posttest study

Hu, Longyi, Li, Siqi, Zhou, Leshan

2024

Overview

Background Self-directed learning ability is crucial for lifelong learning. The inadequate self-directed learning ability of nursing students in China may be due to their deficiency in self-management or learning initiative. Objective To explore the effect of online learning platform (Tronclass) combined with team-based learning on nursing students’ self-directed learning and academic performance. Design Pretest-posttest design. Participants From March to July 2023, 69 undergraduate third-year nursing students from a university in Hunan Province were selected through a whole-group sampling method. Methods This study used Tronclass to carry out team-based learning in the teaching process of pediatric nursing courses. It compared the self-directed learning ability nursing students before and after courses, and juxtaposed their academic performance with those of their counterparts who graduated in previous years. Results When comparing compare motivation, self-management, teamwork and information literacy, which are four subscale aspects of the self-directed Learning Ability Scale, the post-survey scores for these four dimensions are greater than the pre-survey results. The results of the study showed a statistically significant difference ( P  < 0.05), in the students who engaged in Tronclass combined with team-based learning. Specifically, these students received higher midterm and final grades than to those who had already graduated and did not participate in these activities. ( P  < 0.05). Conclusion Combining Tronclass with team-based learning enhances nursing students’ ability to engage in self-directed learning and improves their performance in midterms and finals, thereby fostering the development of comprehensive competence.

• Publisher: BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
• Subject: Academic achievement / Academic Performance / Active learning / Analysis / China / Cooperative learning / Curriculum Design / Data collection / Distance learning / Education / Education, Distance / Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods / Educational Measurement / Educational Resources / Female / Group Processes / Group work in education / Health education / Humans / Independent study / Information literacy / Learning Strategies / Lifelong Learning / Male / Medical Education / Methods / Motivation / Nursing education / Nursing students / Pediatric nursing / Problem-Based Learning / Role playing / Self-directed learning / Self-Directed Learning as Topic / Students / Students, Nursing - psychology / Teachers / Teaching / Teaching Methods / Team learning approach in education / Team-based learning / Teamwork / Theory of Medicine/Bioethics / Undergraduate Students / Visual teaching / Young Adult