Author/Authors :
Sohrabi, Zohreh Department of Medical Education - School of Medicine - Center of Educational Research in Medical Sciences - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Koohestani, Hamid Reza Department of Medical Education - School of Medicine - Center of Educational Research in Medical Sciences - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Baghcheghi, Nayereh School of Nursing and Midwifery - Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran , Delavari, Somayeh Department of Medical Education - School of Medicine - Center of Educational Research in Medical Sciences - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Rezaei Shahsavarloo, Zahra School of Nursing and Midwifery - Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Virtual education refers to a variety of teaching-learning methods that are implemented and supported electronically.
The present study was conducted to determine the effects of group blogging on the attitude of nursing students towards virtual education.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study in which all fifth-semester nursing students (n=25) were selected and
asked to design educational blogs on nursing of respiratory diseases. Attitudes of the participants towards virtual education were measured
before and after the intervention.
Results: Pretest and posttest mean±SD were 2.98±1.03 and 3.46±0.68, respectively, showing a significant difference (p<0.05). There
were significant differences before and after the intervention in the 2 subscales of importance of virtual education and interest in using
virtual environment (p<0.05). On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the anxiety of using virtual environment before
and after the intervention.
Conclusion: In general, the results revealed that blogging by nursing students could improve students’ attitudes towards virtual education.
Keywords :
Education , Virtual , Attitude , Nursing , Students , Blogging
