Abstract:
The research aimed to: 1) Develop AR-based educational materials
for self- directed learning. 2) Assess the effectiveness of AR in teaching pediatric
medication to nursing students. 3) Evaluate nursing students' satisfaction with AR
technology. Conducted at Suratthani Rajabhat University, it involved 70 third-year
nursing students during the academic semester 3/2565. The study combined traditional
teaching with AR integration, using AR-enhanced educational media for pediatric
medication and assessment tools to measure knowledge and satisfaction.
The research found that using AR-enhanced technology led to significant
improvements in all assessed skills among the sample group. The most notable
increase was in oral medication administration skills, with a rise of 4.77 percentage
points, while the smallest increase was in small-dose intravenous medication
administration skills, with a rise of 2.23 percentage points. Statistical analysis showed
significant improvements in oral medication administration, inhalation medication
administration, and small-dose intravenous medication administration skills after AR enhanced technology instruction, with p-values less than 0.001. Additionally,
participants expressed high satisfaction with the AR-enhanced technology, with an
average satisfaction rating of 4.41 (SD=0.69). Specifically, they were pleased with their
ability to review lessons independently (x̄= 4.46, SD=0.61) and reported increased
confidence in practical skills after engaging with AR-enhanced educational media (x̄=
4.46, SD=0.70).
In conclusion, promoting and supporting the development of diverse ARenhanced educational media can better prepare nursing students before clinical
practice, and testing AR-enhanced media with third-year nursing students in other
colleges or universities can lead to broader study conclusions.