Centre of Education and Movement Studies, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.
Education and Learning Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2020 Mar;44:102755. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102755. Epub 2020 Mar 1.
The use of digital environments in nursing education offers new opportunities for nursing students' medical mathematics learning. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Digital Learning Materials (DLMs) on nursing students' mathematics learning, self-efficacy, and task value. A pre-test/post-test control group design was used. Students were assigned to the DLMs group (experimental condition) or the face-to-face group (control condition). Students in both conditions completed the same assignments and discussed these with their peers and the (online) teacher via the discussion board or in the classroom setting. The results showed that the mathematics learning of students undergoing DLMs training and of those undergoing face-to-face training improved from the pretest to the post-test, but no significant differences were found between the two conditions. A significant interaction effect between condition and self-efficacy was reported, producing a large reduction in the self-efficacy of students in the DLMs condition and a small reduction in the self-efficacy of students in the face-to-face condition. No significant differences were found for students' task value. The study offers new insights for the future design of mathematics training with DLMs, focusing on students' appreciation of DLMs features, considering students with low and high learning abilities separately.
数字环境在护理教育中的应用为护理学生的医学数学学习提供了新的机会。本研究旨在探讨数字学习材料（DLMs）对护理学生数学学习、自我效能感和任务价值的影响。采用前测后测对照组设计。学生被分配到数字学习材料组（实验组）或面对面组（对照组）。两组学生都完成了相同的作业，并通过讨论板或在课堂环境中与同学和（在线）教师进行讨论。结果表明，接受数字学习材料培训的学生和接受面对面培训的学生的数学学习成绩从前测到后测都有所提高，但两组之间没有发现显著差异。报告称，条件和自我效能感之间存在显著的交互作用，导致数字学习材料组学生的自我效能感大幅下降，而面对面组学生的自我效能感略有下降。学生的任务价值没有发现显著差异。该研究为未来利用数字学习材料进行数学培训的设计提供了新的见解，重点关注学生对数字学习材料特征的欣赏，分别考虑学习能力低和高的学生。
