Effect of Blended Learning Approach on Student Nurses’ Attitudes and Academic Achievement

Abstract

Although  various blended approaches that integrate online components into traditional classes continue to grow rapidly, they still remain at an early stage of development. Consequently, developers and deliverers of online learning need more understanding of how students perceive and react to elements of e-learning (since student perception and attitude is critical to motivation and learning) along with how to apply these approaches most effectively to enhance learning. The Aim: aim of the current study was to examine the effect of blended learning  approach on student nurses’ attitudes and academic achievement in Medical Surgical Nursing course compared to traditional teaching method modules. Setting: A The sample consisted of 62 female students their age range from 19 to 20 years at 5^th., level  recruited from 5th., level in faculty of nursing, King Khaled University   Tools: 3  tools used to collect data for the study: 1. student attitude scale toward blended learning approach 2.A Constructed Motivational Scale. and The Achievement Test, they are developed by the researchers. Results: The study findings revealed that,  the Study Group subjects (blended learning Group ) had higher Mean Of attitude  Subscales And Total Scores, achievement test Scores, and Mean Of Motivational Subscales And Total Scores than  Control Group (traditional), in addition, there were  statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in relation to previously mentioned variables. Therefore, this study recommended an educational programs for academic staff for teaching using  blended learning approach.

Keywords: E-learning, Online learning, traditional, Attitudes, Blended Learning, Academic Achievement.