Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2021 Dec;27(4):388-397. 10.4069/kjwhn.2021.11.16.

The effects of team-based learning on nursing students’ learning performance with a focus on high-risk pregnancy in Korea: a quasi-experimental study

• Lee S
• Park HJ

• KMID: 2524358
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2021.11.16

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of team-based learning (TBL) on nursing students’ communication ability, problem-solving ability, self-directed learning, and nursing knowledge related to high-risk pregnancy nursing.
Methods
This quasi-experimental study used a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 91 nursing students allocated to an experimental group (n=45) and a control group (n=46). The experimental group received TBL lectures three times over the course of 3 weeks (100 minutes weekly) and the control group received instructor-centered lectures three times over the course of 3 weeks (100 minutes weekly). Data were collected by questionnaires from September 10 to November 8, 2019. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, paired t-test, and independent t-test.
Results
After the intervention, the mean scores of problem-solving ability (t=–2.59, p=.011), self-directed learning (t=4.30, p<.001), and nursing knowledge (t=3.18, p=.002) were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. No significant difference in communication ability was found between the experimental and control group (t=1.38, p=.171)
Conclusion
The TBL program was effective for improving nursing students’ problem-solving ability, self-directed learning, and nursing knowledge. Thus, TBL can be considered an effective teaching and learning method that can improve the learning outcomes of high-risk pregnancy nursing in women’s health nursing classes. The findings of this study suggest that TBL will be helpful for future nursing students to develop the nursing expertise necessary for providing nursing care to high-risk pregnant women.

Keyword

Communication; High-risk pregnancy; Learning; Nursing students; Problem solving

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  Figure 1. Research design.

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