The Effect of Case-Based Learning Method on Perceived Competence and Critical Thinking Levels (Case-Based)

The Effect of Case-Based Learning Method on Perceived Competence and Critical Thinking Levels in Nursing Students: Mixed Method

Second-year nursing students are randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The case-based teaching method was applied to the experimental group and the classical teaching method was applied to the control group. After the initiative, both groups observed differences in perceived competence and critical thinking levels. In addition, the focus groups were interviewed with the experimental group and the opinions and suggestions about the initiative were evaluated qualitatively and the total mix method was used.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Educational Problems
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Case- based Learning

Detailed Description

Nursing secondary school students were randomized into two groups. Case-based training was given to the experimental group, and classical training was given to the control group. Critical thinking scale and self-efficacy scale both before and after the training were applied to both groups. Posttest scores were calculated and compared for both groups. The focus group consultation with 10 people from the experimental group was carried out and the opinions and suggestions about the initiative were taken and evaluated. Permission was obtained in writing from all institutions before and after the participants, and the study was conducted by creating ethical conditions.Four separate training cases were given to the experimental group. the control group continued the classical training and no intervention was made.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 74
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Selçuklu/Konya
    • Konya, Selçuklu/Konya, Turkey, 0506234752
      • Selçuk Univercity

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 26 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Become a nursing 2nd year student
• Want to participate in the research
• Not to be in the health profession
• Having passed the course of internal medicine nursing
• Being the first to see the surgical diseases nursing course
• Be able to devote time for case discussions outside of class

Exclusion Criteria:

- Being a foreign national (Unable to speak / understand Turkish effectively)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental Group; Experimental group: case-based teaching method applied	Behavioral: Case- based Learning; critical thinking, self efficacy, focus group interview
No Intervention: Control Group; Control group: classical teaching method applied

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
CRITICAL THINKING TENDENCY SCALE	It was developed by a Turkish researcher and reliability of validity was done. The scale covers 49.161% of the variance. Factor loads range from 0.33 to 0.71. Sub-dimensions: metacity, flexibility, systematicness, determination and patience, open mindedness. The scale consists of 49 questions in total. Scale your scale; I totally agree (5), I mostly agree (4), Partially agree (3), I mostly do not agree (2), I never agree (1). The test retest correlation coefficient of the scale was 0.761 and the correlation coefficient between the two half scores was 0.95. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient is 0.963. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed with the AMOS program (Ratio = 2778.981, Sd = 1073, X2 / Sd = 2.590, GFI = 0.903, CFI = 0.932, RMSEA = 0.038). The total score ranges from 49 to 245, with a high score indicating a high tendency to think critically	4 months
Effect of case-based learning method on self-efficacy level	The German version was originally used by Schwarzer. It was originally prepared as 20 items, then reduced to 10 items. Over time, it has been translated and used in more than twenty languages. Item total correlations are between 0.30 and 0.77. Reliability of Turkish validity was done; Alpha internal consistency coefficient was 0.79-0.63, total alpha coefficient was 0.83. Test-retest reliability coefficient of the scale is r = 0.80, p <0.001. Factor analys's results of the Turkish version show that it accounts for 47% of the total variance. The item total score correlation coefficients are between 0.37 and 0.59. The items of the scale have scores ranging from 1 to 4, with a total score ranging from 10 to 40. High score is considered as high self-efficacy perception.	4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Focus group interview	Group suggestions and comments (qualitative study)	4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Selcuk University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): August 15, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 7, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): February 8, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 8, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 7, 2019
• Last Verified: January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: nursing; self-efficacy; critical thinking; nursing education; case- based learning
• Other Study ID Numbers: RBurucu

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: it is planned that the work will be shared after the writing is completed

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No