Nursing Students Learn Vaccination Using Kahoot! Gamification: An Intervention Study of Knowledge, Satisfaction,...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Public Health
• Educational Technology

Background:

• Nursing students often exhibit low engagement and confidence in vaccination procedures.
• Vaccination knowledge and skills are crucial for public health.
• Traditional teaching methods may not adequately address these engagement gaps.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the impact of Kahoot!-based gamification on nursing students' knowledge, satisfaction, interest, and collaboration concerning vaccination.
• To compare the effectiveness of gamified learning versus traditional teaching methods.

Main Methods:

• Randomized controlled trial with nursing students divided into a Kahoot! gamification group (case) and a traditional teaching group (control).
• Development of eight Kahoot! games focused on vaccination topics.
• Administration of pre- and post-tests to assess knowledge, satisfaction, interest, and collaboration.

Main Results:

• Significant increase in post-internship knowledge in the Kahoot! group compared to the control group, even after adjusting for baseline knowledge (p ≤ 0.001).
• Higher average satisfaction scores in the intervention group (M=8.7) versus the control group (M=7.5) (p ≤ 0.001).
• Elevated levels of interest (M=34.1) and collaboration (M=33.47) observed in the Kahoot! gamification group.

Conclusions:

• Kahoot!-based gamification significantly enhances nursing students' knowledge and satisfaction with vaccination education.
• The gamified approach demonstrably increases student interest and collaboration.
• Educational gamification presents a promising strategy for improving nursing education in critical public health areas.