Effects of a Clinical Practicum Using Flipped Learning Among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Abstract

Background: The need for student-centered teaching methods is increasing. Therefore, this study aimed to verify the effectiveness of the flipped learning method when applied to a mental health nursing practicum using a retrospective research design. Method: The effectiveness of these teaching methods was assessed by collecting and comparing data on the core competencies and academic progress of two groups of 70 undergraduate nursing students in South Korea. The flipped learning group watched lecture modules before a conference and then engaged in in-conference activities such as debates, simulations, and role-plays. The traditional learning group was instructed through conventional methods and then participated in similar activities. Results: The flipped learning group demonstrated greater academic progress and showed a significant increase in core competencies. Conclusion: The flipped learning method was more effective for improving academic progress and core competencies in a practicum for undergraduate nursing students. [ J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(6):354–356.]

Effects of flipped‐learning‐based simulation for nursing students: a retrospective survey

“…Among the six subdomains, socialization, responsibility‐practice ability, and information management improved significantly in the post‐practicum survey and the follow‐up survey four weeks later compared with the pre‐practicum. These results support previous studies reporting improvement in socialization competency (Lee & Hwang 2016; Im & Jang 2019), information management competency (Kim et al . 2017), and learning responsibility competency (Chung et al .…”

“…In a previous study that verified the effect of applying the flipped learning‐based mental nursing practicum among fourth‐year nursing students (Lee et al . 2017) and third‐year undergraduate students (Im & Jang 2019), the flipped learning group’s total score in the core competencies was also significantly high.…”

“…2019). In addition, the effectiveness of clinical nursing practicums using flipped learning has been proven by several studies (Cho & Kim 2019; Im & Jang 2019; Kim et al . 2017; Lee et al .…”

“…2017). Previous studies have reported that the clinical practicum for mental health nursing that applied student‐centred flipped learning improved students’ competencies (Im & Jang 2019; Lauerer et al . 2017; Van Der Like et al .…”

Changes in Core Competencies among Korean University Students Due to Remote Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…The tool used in this study to measure the core competencies of university students was applied to evaluate the educational performance and core competencies in several recent studies [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. This tool was based on the core competencies described in the OECD’s DeSeCo (Defining and Selecting Key Competencies) project and the K-CESA (Korea Collegiate Essential Skills Assessment) [ 12 ].…”