Class Experience of the Students on {Pregnancy, Delivery and Puerperium} Nursing Course through Flipped Learning: Mixed Method Research
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the applicability of a flipped learning course in Women`s Health Nursing for nursing students. Methods: A total of 200 senior nursing students participated in flipped learning class of pregnancy, delivery and postpartum area, which included team based learning and self reflection for 8 weeks. One group pre post test design was adopted and the changes in learning motivation and satisfaction were examined. In addition, reflective journals of the students were analyzed by making a qualitative content analysis. Results: Students showed a significant increase in score of learning motivation in the posttest (t= 4.47, p<.001) They had a mean of 3.90 in learning satisfaction out of possible five points. As a result of content analysis, three themes were selected: `Improved attitude toward active learning` `Burden caused by excessive workload` and `Valuing to the team based activity` To be specific, six sub themes were selected, with three positive and three negative categories: `improved class attention and understanding` `positive class participation by preparing lessons in advance` `peer interactions through discussion` `A lot of time and effort consuming` `stress caused by the burden of preparing lessons` and `difficulties in cooperative activities` Conclusion: This study supports and confirms that the flipped learning can be a creative instructional model of positive teaching learning strategy in clinical nursing courses to enhance students` learning motivation.