英文摘要 |
Purposes: It is an important challenge to guide students, who have yet to enter the medical environment, and enable them to understand the clinical setting and atmosphere. Drama in education encourages learners to achieve active theoretical application. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of 'drama in nursing education' on the learning motivation, curriculum satisfaction, and learning achievement tests among nursing students, who are studying medical-surgical nursing. Methods: The effectiveness of drama in nursing education was confirmed by a quasi-experimental design. Intentional sampling was adopted to recruit second-year students from the Department of Nursing at the University of Science and Technology in Northern Taiwan. A total of 55 students in the experimental group and 52 students in the control group were recruited. In addition to the original participation in teaching and evaluation activities, the students in the experimental group also participated in the 'drama in nursing education' exercise. The reflective learning and focus group interviews supplemented the exploration of their feelings and reflections on the learning experience. Results: The results of the study revealed that students in the experimental group had higher mean scores of learning motivation and curriculum satisfaction than those in the control group, with statistically significant (p=0.018) difference in the mean scores of learning motivation. However, there was no significant difference between the experimental grades and the overall grades for the semester. The results of the qualitative data analysis identified five themes in the students' learning experience with 'drama in nursing education,' namely: expectations to be involved in plot construction, challenges of drama activities on heavy academic credits, and drama activities enhanced the sense of clinical experience, inspired professional excellence, and shaped an empathetic experience. Conclusions: The study revealed that drama in nursing education enhanced learning motivation. Hence, it is recommended to review the weightage of educational drama teaching plans covering cognition, emotion, skills, and to integrate educational drama into contextualized learning to overcome time and labor constraints. |