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Publication Date: 2016-May
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The Design and Implementation of Authentic Learning with Mobile Technology in Vocational Nursing Practice Course
Pu, Ying-Hung; Wu, Ting-Ting; Chiu, Po-Sheng; Huang, Yueh-Min
British Journal of Educational Technology, v47 n3 p494-509 May 2016
In recent years, along with the development of mobile technology, vocational nursing education has improved greatly. In light of this emerging mobile technology, it brings the clinical practice of vocational nursing education closer to authentic learning than ever. In fact, some studies revealed that learners' learn states and learning outcomes would be directly or indirectly influenced with mobile technology. Therefore, this study proposed an authentic learning model for vocational nursing education, validated by home-visiting activities with the assistance of the mobile technology for a nursing practice course of 60 nursing students at a vocational nursing school in Taiwan. The research was based on the framework of the paradigm of authentic learning to derive authentic learning evaluation scales. Then, the scales were employed to evaluate usability and satisfaction of the students engaging in home-visiting activities by using the mobile technology. Through the empirical experiment, our findings show that the nursing students' authenticity experience and professional skill development can be enhanced through the assessment of the proposed authentical evaluation scales.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Vocational Education, Nursing Education, Home Visits, Nursing, Foreign Countries, Student Satisfaction, Usability, Student Attitudes
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