Kearns Lauren E, Shoaf Jennifer R, Summey Marguerite B
Department of Nursing Informatics, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, USA.
J Nurs Educ. 2004 Jun;43(6):280-4. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20040601-07.
The rapid growth of Web-based education presents many challenges for educational institutions. Educators are obligated to ascertain that Web-based courses and curricula meet students' needs, while achieving curricular objectives. Performance of second-degree bachelor of science in nursing students enrolled in two course delivery methods (i.e., Web-based and traditional classroom with Web enhancements) was evaluated by comparing mean aggregate final course grades and composite examination scores. In addition, factors that contributed to student satisfaction with the method of course delivery were identified. Students in the Web-based course scored significantly higher on both performance measures, whereas students in the traditional course were more satisfied. These data suggest that Web-based courses and curricula are valid alternatives to the traditional classroom method, and may help reverse today's nursing environment of cyclical shortages and declining nursing school enrollments.
基于网络的教育的快速发展给教育机构带来了诸多挑战。教育工作者有责任确保基于网络的课程和教学大纲在实现课程目标的同时满足学生的需求。通过比较平均最终课程总成绩和综合考试成绩，对采用两种授课方式（即基于网络授课以及传统课堂并辅以网络增强）的护理学理学学士第二学位学生的表现进行了评估。此外，还确定了有助于学生对授课方式感到满意的因素。基于网络课程的学生在两项表现指标上的得分均显著更高，而传统课程的学生则更满意。这些数据表明，基于网络的课程和教学大纲是传统课堂教学方法的有效替代方案，可能有助于扭转当今护理行业周期性短缺和护理学校入学人数下降的局面。
