Compare the effectiveness of E-Learning versus traditional teaching methods on students' performance regarding critical care nursing

Abstract

Twenty first century is the era of high technology, is the information age. E-Learning is becoming one of most important educational mean. This study aims at comparing the effectiveness of an e-Learning and traditional teaching methods in critical care nursing and assessing the effect of an e-Learning teaching unit on students' performance. The research hypothesis focuses on that; students exposed to e-Learning teaching unit will have positive effect on their performance regarding critical care nursing. A quasi-experimental design was applied. The study was conducted at Mubarak Kohl Technical Institute of Nursing Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. A total of [60[second year nursing students divided into two groups, the control group [30] and the study group [30]. Data were collected using a self administered questionnaire, student's performance observational checklist, and a developed e-Learning module. The study results revealed that the two groups had similar characteristics. There were no statistically significant differences among the control group as compared with the study one regarding knowledge, highly statistically significant differences between control and study group regarding performance. The study recommended that it is preferable to use "blended learning", that the integration between e-Learning and traditional teaching methods to provide most efficient and effective teaching, and further studies will be planned to assess factors which affect applying of e-Learning program in Egypt