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Enhancing teaching and learning of evidence-based practice via game-based learning

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posted on 2024-09-13, 01:28 authored by Rosy Swee Cheng Tay, Debby R WegenerDebby R Wegener, Li Siong Lim, Joshua Ting, Shu Ting Ong

Introduction:
The Singapore Institute of Technology-University of Glasgow (SIT-UofG) Nursing Programme has traditionally taken a didactic teaching approach in the delivery of the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) module. A hybrid approach was introduced using Game-Based Learning (GBL) to encourage active learning through gameplay.

Methods:
A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) was undertaken encompassing a cohort of 100 Nursing students taking the EBP module in their first year at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) in the 2021/22 academic year. The experimental group (n=27) worked through the online GBL intervention and the EBP module, while the control group (n=27) took the EBP module alone. The GBL included five Learning Quests and three case studies.


Results:
High levels of satisfaction were reported by both the experimental group (n=22) and the control group (n=15) on the traditional content and delivery of the EBP module. High levels of engagement were reported by the experimental group on the GBL intervention; a one-sample statistics analysis confirming a significant level of engagement (p<0.001). A Mann-Whitney U Test, however, found no significant difference in the Continuous Assessment (CA) scores of the two groups (p=0.507 and 0.461).


Conclusion:
The introduction of GBL designed to deliver educational content directly associated with the learning outcomes increased the nursing student engagement in the EBP module. These findings and discoveries can be utilised to improve the GBL intervention to the EBP module to have a more positive impact the student CA scores and therefore on student learning.

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The Asia Pacific Scholar

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2024-07-02

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The Asia Pacific Scholar by Centre for Medical Education is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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