Advances in Nursing & Midwifery

Abstract

Abstract:

Background and aim: New teaching methods have not received much attention in practical and

laboratory classes for nursing students. With respect to the importance of nursing education ,

improving traditional methods of teaching and application of new methods are of concern. The aim

of this study was to compare two teacher centered and active learning methods- lecturedemonstration

with self-learning- in working with microscope in a group of nursing students in

Shahid Beheshti Faculty of nursing and midwifery, Tehran Iran.

Materials and Methods:

After completing a demographic questionnaire, the students were taught microscopic application as a

part of their physiology laboratory course. The contents were the same in the two groups but, in the

self-learning method, the students were given educational pamphlet. Before and after session,

students took part in an evaluation test for their learning. In addition, they were tested after 8 months

for recalling evaluation. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software.

Results:

25.41) and self-learning(19.16) groups. In addition, no significant difference was

found in the recalling of the two groups. In lecture-demonstration group, most of the students leveled

on good and excellent echelon(62.5%) and in self-learning on intermediate and low echelon(68%).

Conclusion: In general, both methods were effective in learning and recalling of nursing students

with no significant difference.

Keywords: Teaching method , lecture- demonstration , self-learning ,nursing students,