J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2016 Nov;23(4):430-439. 10.7739/jkafn.2016.23.4.430.

Effects of Writing Reflective Journal onMeta-cognition and Problem Solving Ability in Nursing Students taking a Fundamental Nursing Skills Course Applying Blended Learning

• Jho MY

• KMID: 2361560
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2016.23.4.430

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to contribute to the development of an efficient teaching-learningmethod by analyzing effects of writing reflective journals onmeta-cognition and problem solving ability in nursing students in education applying blended learning for fundamental nursing skills.
METHODS
The research design was a one-group pretest-posttest design, done to assess changes in meta-cognition and problem solving ability. Participants were 63 nursing students taking the fundamental nursing skills course at one college in Gyeonggi Province. The course was offered from March 21 to June 3, 2016. Data were collected using pre and post tests given before and after writing of reflective journals in blended learning. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé's test and paired t-test with SPSS Statistics version 20.0.
RESULTS
The results of this study show that scores formeta-cognition and problemsolving ability of these students were all above average. There was a statistically significant difference inmeta-cognition between pre and post writing of reflective journals but not for problem-solving ability.
CONCLUSION
The findings indicate that writing a reflective journal in blended learning is an efficient teaching-learning method to improve meta-cognition in nursing students.

Keyword

Blended learning; Reflective journal; Meta-cognition; Problem solving ability

MeSH Terms

Education
Gyeonggi-do
Humans
Learning*
Methods
Nursing*
Problem Solving*
Research Design
Students, Nursing*
Writing*