Effects of Infection Control Education Program Using Flipped Learning Based on the ARCS Model for Nursing Students: A...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Infection Control
• Educational Psychology

Background:

• Effective infection control education is crucial for nursing students.
• Traditional methods may not fully engage students or enhance critical learning skills.
• Flipped learning and the ARCS model offer innovative pedagogical approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the impact of an ARCS model-based flipped learning infection control program on nursing students.
• To assess improvements in learning motivation, self-directed learning, and confidence in infection control practices.
• To explore student experiences with the novel educational intervention.

Main Methods:

• A mixed-method study with a nonequivalent control group, pretest-posttest design.
• 37 nursing students participated (18 experimental, 19 control).
• Data analyzed using linear mixed-effects models and conventional content analysis for qualitative data.

Main Results:

• The experimental group demonstrated significantly higher learning motivation, self-directed learning ability, and confidence in infection control compared to the control group.
• Qualitative analysis revealed an "Engaging learning experience, although difficult, in new ways of learning."
• The ARCS model-based flipped learning program proved effective in enhancing nursing students' self-directed learning.

Conclusions:

• The developed infection control education program using flipped learning and the ARCS model is an effective intervention.
• The program significantly enhances key learning attributes in nursing students.
• Strong recommendation for implementing this program for nursing students and new nurses to improve infection control education.