The effect of type of learning environment on perceived learning among graduate nursing students

A quasi-experimental study was conducted to examine the effect of type of learning environment (Internet only, compressed video remote-site, and compressed video host-site) on perceived learning among graduate nursing students. A convenience sample of 49 students enrolled in a graduate nursing research course was selected for the study. The findings showed no differences in perceived learning and final course grades among students enrolled in the three sections of the research course. While the effects of type of learning environment, feelings of connectedness, learner-learner, and learner-system interactions on perceived learning were not statistically significant, learner-instructor interactions had a significant effect on perceived learning. The study findings are encouraging in that students felt that they learned the course content and these perceptions were the same regardless of type of learning environment. The findings also suggest that the quality of instruction is more of an influence on learning than type of teaching modality.