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Can Mobile Devices Be Used as an Active Learning Strategy? Student Perceptions of Mobile Device Use in a Nursing
Cara Gallegos1, Pamela Gehrke, Hannah Nakashima
1Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Gallegos), Associate Professor (Dr Gehrke), and nursing student (Ms Nakashima), School of Nursing, Boise State University, Idaho.
Background:
It can be challenging to engage prelicensure nursing students in theoretical, nonclinical courses.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to describe students' experiences with various teaching strategies and describe student perceptions of engagement and learning using a mobile device.
Methods:
The study had a mixed-methods design, which included an online survey and oral interviews to elicit student perceptions of engagement and learning using a mobile device.
Results:
Students, on average, reported high levels of perceived learning and moderate levels of perceived engagement. Analysis of the qualitative transcripts revealed 2 major themes clustered around learner practices and instructor/course practices.
Conclusions:
Overall, students reported that using the mobile devices was a positive experience. Students benefited from thoughtful, intentional mobile device use that engaged them with course ideas, limited off-task distractions, and improved collaborative experiences with peers and the instructor.
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