The Effect of the Crossword Used in Nursing Education on Learning Success

Cukurova University72 enrolled

Overview

The research was planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of crossword, which are an active learning tool, on the success of learning information about pain control in nursing education. Research data is planned to be collected in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Health Sciences. The universe of the research will be the students who take the 3-credit pain control course in the aforementioned faculty in the fall semester. The sample of the research will consist of 72 students who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the research verbally and in writing. The data of the research will be collected by using the Personal information form prepared in line with the literature, and Success Tests (3 tests) prepared separately for each stage. SPSS program will be used in the analysis of the data.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain Nursing Crossword

Interventions

Education with crosswordOTHER

Afterwards, crossword activities prepared by the researcher will be implemented and students will be actively involved in the process. The researcher will also include a collaborative learning environment where students can exchange information with each other. After the completion of each puzzle, the researcher will make the necessary checks and corrections.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * To be registered in the pain course, * Taking the pain course for the first time, * Absence of any psychiatric disorder that will reduce the ability to comprehend and understand, * Agreeing to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: -Willingness to leave the research

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The effect of crossword on learning achievement in nursing education

Evaluation will be made with a multiple-choice (5-choice) achievement test, which will be prepared by the researchers within the scope of the application. This test will consist of 20 items. After the test is prepared, item analysis will be made and it will be presented to the expert opinion. In the test, each correct answer will be scored as 1 and each incorrect answer as 0. The higher the score, the higher the success will be interpreted.

Time frame: Three months