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Tuğçe Kabak Solak1, Afife Yurttaş2
1Department of Fundamental of Nursing, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, Turkey. tkabak@agri.edu.tr.
BMC Nursing
|July 10, 2026
Summary
A new scale effectively measures nursing students' attitudes toward information technologies in psychomotor skill learning. This tool supports evaluating and enhancing technology integration in nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Educational Technology
- Health Professions Education
Background:
- Information technologies are increasingly integrated into nursing education for psychomotor skill development.
- Student attitudes are crucial for the effectiveness of technology-enhanced learning.
- A validated instrument to assess these attitudes in nursing students was previously lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine nursing students' attitudes towards using information technologies for psychomotor skill learning.
- To develop and validate a reliable measurement tool for this assessment.
Main Methods:
- An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design combining qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys.
- Content analysis of interviews with 20 nursing students.
- Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of data from 891 nursing students.
Main Results:
- A 33-item scale with four dimensions was developed and validated.
- Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated acceptable model fit.
- High reliability was confirmed with Cronbach's alpha of 0.94.
Conclusions:
- The developed scale is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing nursing students' attitudes towards information technologies in psychomotor skill learning.
- Information technologies are viewed as multidimensional learning environments supporting clinical practice and professional development.
- The scale can aid in evaluating and improving technology-enhanced nursing education.
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