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Jaana-Maija Koivisto1, Sara Havola, Janne Engblom
1About the Authors Jaana-Maija Koivisto, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher and Sara Havola, MNSc, is a PhD student at the Department of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland. Dr. Koivisto is also a principal research scientist at Häme University of Applied Sciences, Hämeenlinna, Finland. Jaana-Maija Koivisto and Sara Havola contributed equally to this article and should be considered joint first authors. Janne Engblom, DSc, MSc, is a lecturer of statistics, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Tuija Buure, MNSc, is a senior lecturer, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. Kristiina Rosqvist, MNSc, is a PhD student at the Department of Health Sciences, Tampere University, and a senior lecturer, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. Elina Haavisto, PhD, is a professor of nursing science at the Department of Health Sciences, Tampere University, and a nurse director (part-time) at Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. For more information, contact Sara Havola at sara.havola@tuni.fi .
Simulation games provide objective data for evaluating nursing students
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Health Professions Education
- Simulation-Based Learning
Background:
- Simulation games offer extensive data storage capabilities.
- Game metrics allow for objective performance analysis, but their application in student evaluation is currently limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess nursing students' performance in a simulation game using collected game metrics.
- To explore the utility of game metrics in evaluating clinical reasoning skills.
Main Methods:
- 376 nursing students participated in a week-long at-home simulation game study.
- Data collected included number of playthroughs, mean scores, and mean playing times.
Main Results:
- A total of 1,923 playthroughs were recorded.
- Significant differences in mean scores were observed across various scenarios (p < .0001).
- Mean playing time positively correlated with mean scores (p < .05).
Conclusions:
- Game metrics effectively reflect nursing students' performance in simulation game scenarios.
- These metrics can provide insights into clinical reasoning skills development.
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