Keywords

Experimental Studies, Learning Methods, Nursing Education, Quasi-Experimental Studies, Teaching Methods

 

Authors

  1. O'Connell, Kathleen A.
  2. Kaur, Tresa

Abstract

Abstract: Review of 145 experimental and quasi-experimental studies of teaching strategies in nursing education revealed that 52 percent were published outside the United States, 80 percent with undergraduate students. Seventy-seven percent assessed learning outcomes, and 80 percent had statistically significant findings. A surge in studies since 2010 showed no increase in methodological rigor. Two thirds had sample sizes less than 100, 77 percent were quasi-experimental, and 23 percent were one-group designs. Few authors published more than one experimental study of teaching methods. Findings underscore the need for more sophisticated methods and more funding for nursing education research.