Nursing Student Satisfaction with the Teaching Methodology Followed during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Higher Education Pedagogy
• Health Sciences

Background:

• The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid transition to online learning in higher education.
• University-level nursing programs globally adopted online teaching and evaluation methods.
• This shift required significant adaptation from both educators and students.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess and compare the satisfaction levels of nursing students in a Spanish public university.
• To evaluate student satisfaction following changes in teaching methodology due to the pandemic.

Main Methods:

• A descriptive observational study was conducted.
• A survey with 30 Likert-scale items was administered to 240 nursing students.
• Data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate statistics, comparing online and bimodal learning satisfaction.

Main Results:

• The study achieved a response rate between 37.4% and 41.2%.
• Overall student satisfaction scores were 2.75 (SD 0.56) for online learning and 2.94 (SD 0.49) for bimodal learning (maximum score 4).
• A statistically significant difference (p < 0.004) favored bimodal learning.

Conclusions:

• Both online and bimodal learning methodologies yielded moderate-to-high student satisfaction.
• Nursing students perceived bimodal learning as a more valued educational approach.