英文摘要 |
The present study implemented a case-based pedagogy in a pediatric nursing course held by the department of nursing in a university of technology. To encourage peer discussion, assist teachers in providing guidance and consultation, and encourage students to listen and interact with each other, the pedagogy provided rigorously-developed cases for students to demonstrate their abilities in solving health-related problems. This study adopted a mixed quantitative and qualitative research method. The study was conducted from September 2019 to January 2020. The participants comprised 109 junior students who took a pediatric nursing course and were from two classes. They were divided into the experimental group (57 students) and the control group (52 students). The experimental group participated in three cases developed by the researcher and discussed and presented a report at the 5th, 10th, and 15th week of the semester. The control group received conventional classroom teaching. Both the experimental and control groups filled in the scale of problem solving for the pretest and the posttest. The experimental group filled in an additional scale (i.e., the scale of satisfaction with case-based teaching) and participated in a focus-group interview. The group presentations were scored by two teachers using a rubric form for assessing nursing processes. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired t-test, and content analysis method. The results revealed that with the case-based pedagogy, no significant differences were observed between the pretest and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups on the scale of problem solving. The experimental group was highly satisfied with the case-based pedagogy and the teaching materials. The qualitative analysis indicated positive learning experience as well as the limitations of the case-based pedagogy. Overall, three case-based teaching sessions in a semester can provide students with excellent learning experience and high satisfaction level. However, the course schedule should be adjusted. |