Harley Jason M, Bilgic Elif, Lau Clarissa H H, Gorgy Andrew, Marchand Hugo, Lajoie Susanne P, Lavoie-Tremblay Mélanie, Fried Gerald M
Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Clin Simul Nurs. 2023 May 1. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2023.04.006.
Virtual simulations (VS) are educational tools that can help overcome the limitations of in-person learning highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research has illustrated that VS can support learning, but little is known about the usability of VS as a distance learning tool. Research on students' emotions about VS is also scarce, despite the influence of emotions on learning.
A quantitative longitudinal study was conducted with undergraduate nursing students. 18 students participated in a hybrid learning experience involving a virtual simulation (VS) followed by an in-person simulation. Students completed questionnaires about their emotions, perceived success, and usability and received a performance score from the VS.
Nursing students reported statistically significant improvements in their emotions about completing their program after completing both VS and in-person simulations compared to their emotions before the pair of simulations. Emotions directed toward the VS were weak-to-moderate in strength, but predominantly positive. Positive emotions were positively associated with nursing students' performance. Findings replicated "okay" approaching "good" usability ratings from a recent study with key methodological differences that used the same software.
VS can be an emotionally positive, effective, efficient, and satisfying distance learning supplement to traditional simulations.
虚拟模拟（VS）是一种教育工具，有助于克服2019冠状病毒病大流行期间凸显的面对面学习的局限性。研究表明，虚拟模拟可以支持学习，但对于虚拟模拟作为远程学习工具的可用性知之甚少。尽管情绪对学习有影响，但关于学生对虚拟模拟的情绪的研究也很匮乏。
对本科护理专业学生进行了一项定量纵向研究。18名学生参与了一种混合学习体验，包括一次虚拟模拟（VS），随后是一次面对面模拟。学生们完成了关于他们的情绪、感知到的成功和可用性的问卷，并从虚拟模拟中获得了一个表现分数。
与进行这两组模拟之前的情绪相比，护理专业学生报告称，在完成虚拟模拟和面对面模拟后，他们对完成课程的情绪有统计学上的显著改善。对虚拟模拟的情绪强度为弱到中等，但主要是积极的。积极情绪与护理专业学生的表现呈正相关。研究结果重现了最近一项使用相同软件、但在关键方法上存在差异的研究中“尚可”到“良好”的可用性评级。
虚拟模拟可以成为传统模拟在情绪上积极、有效、高效且令人满意的远程学习补充。
