The Effect of Learning Contract Educational Strategy on Nursing Students’ Motivation and LearningOutcomes | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 19, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 256-280 PDF (563.16 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.46495 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Enas Mohamed Ibrahim1; Doaa Ali Eldemerdash2 | ||
| 1Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt | ||
| 2Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Learning contract is an active educational strategy that encourages and motivates learners to participate and share in their learning decisions and helps them to be systematic and focused to achieve the intended learning outcomes. Aim of study:Is to evaluate the effect of learning contract educational strategy on nursing students’ motivation and learning outcomes.Design:Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, El Beheira, Egypt. Subjects:all students enrolled in the second semester in Community Health Nursing course in the academic year 2017-2018 (n= 210). They were randomly assigned into study and control groups. The study group was instructed by learning contract. while control group left by a traditional educational strategy. Tools:Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), Perceived Benefits of Contract Learning, and Students’ learning outcomes evaluation tools wereused for data collection. Results:There was a statistically significance difference in motivation scores between the study and control groups in favor of learning contract one. Moreover, students’ scores in the selected parameters of students learning outcomes were significantly higher in excellent score at the study than control group in presentation, health class evaluation, and problem oriented recording parameters of students learning out comes. Conclusion:learning contract strategy is an effectual strategy in improvement of nursing students’ motivation and learning outcomes. Recommendations:Implementation of learning contract strategy on first year students to prepare the nursing students for independent and lifelong learning. Conducting training workshops and constructing guidelines to prepare educators for their role as facilitators for learning | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Learning contract; learning motivation; learning outcome; educational strategy | ||
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