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Raquel González-Hervías1, Leyre Rodríguez-Leal2, Leticia López-Pedraza2
1Red Cross Nursing School of Madrid, Autonomous University of Madrid.
The Journal of Nursing Education
|April 15, 2026
Summary
LEGO Serious Play (LSP) and Metaplan workshops improved nursing students' mental health education. The intervention enhanced academic performance, critical thinking, and knowledge retention, promoting deeper understanding and engagement.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Mental Health Education
- Pedagogy
Background:
- Innovative teaching strategies like LEGO Serious Play (LSP) and Metaplan foster student-centered learning.
- These methods promote creativity, critical thinking, and meaningful engagement in complex subjects.
- Their combined use offers an experiential approach to mental health education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of integrating LEGO Serious Play (LSP) and Metaplan on nursing students' learning outcomes in mental health.
- To assess improvements in academic performance, motivation, and critical thinking skills.
Main Methods:
- A pre-post experimental design involving 131 nursing students.
- Interactive workshops utilizing LEGO Serious Play (LSP) for modeling mental health disorders.
- Metaplan for facilitated discussions on symptoms, treatments, and care strategies.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements in academic performance, motivation, and critical thinking.
- Enhanced student engagement and deeper understanding of mental health concepts.
- Reduced abstraction and improved knowledge retention observed post-intervention.
Conclusions:
- Integrating LEGO Serious Play (LSP) and Metaplan effectively enhances learning outcomes and competency in mental health nursing.
- The study recommends incorporating these techniques into nursing curricula to foster creativity, reflection, and applied understanding.
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