Effects of using electronic books in the anatomy of nervous system and special sense organs on nursing students learning achievement and nursing students satisfaction.
Abstract:
In Thailand, most anatomy textbooks are traditional form that are not interesting. Electronic book is a good educational material since it is multimedia and can link to information in the book and other websites. The purposes of this quasi-experimental research were 1) to develop the electronic books in anatomy of the nervous system and the special sense organs based on the efficiency criteria of 75/75, 2) to compare students learning achievement before and after using electronic books, 3) to compare students learning achievement using electronic books and traditional teaching method, and 4) to explore students satisfaction towards on electronic books.
Research sample were first year nursing students enrolled in the first semester of 2011. They were randomly selected into experimental group (n=48) and control group (n=49). Six research tools included 1) electronic anatomy books in the topic of nervous system and special sense organs, 2) lesson plan in the topic of nervous system and special sense organs, 3) effective test of electronic books, 4) students learning achievement tests, 5) questionnaires to evaluate efficiency of electronic books, and 6) questionnaires to evaluate students satisfaction. Electronic books were used with experimental group while control group was taught by traditional teaching method. Data were analyzed by using percentages, frequencies, arithmetic mean, and t-test.
The results revealed as follow:
1) efficiency of the electronic books in anatomy of nervous system and special sense organs (E1/E2 = 79.13/83.38) were higher than that of the efficiency criteria (E1/E2 = 75/75);
2) experimental group had significantly higher learning achievement after using electronic books (p< .001);
3) learning achievement in both groups were the same.
4) students had high satisfaction level towards electronic books ( = 4.32).
Electronic books could enhance students learning achievement and satisfaction. Therefore, this media should be applied in anatomy and other courses.