Malaysian nursing students’ satisfaction with structured online learning

ABSTRACT

The use of full online learning is projected to continue indefinitely. An instructional design for online learning that incorporates didactic, active learning activities, and health welfare is proposed. A single-subject multiple baseline design with two controls and two experiments was implemented with a class of 30 nursing students. Four weeks of online teaching alternates between control (e.g. didactic lecture with multimedia use) and experiment (e.g. adding active learning activities and health well-being education) phases. The students’ satisfaction was assessed using the Student Satisfaction with Online Learning questionnaire every week. Visual analysis of the plot graph showed that the experiments had higher satisfaction levels when compared with the controls. Statistically significant differences were found between student satisfaction levels in the control and experiment phases but not between the control phase and the experiment phase. Learners are more satisfied when online learning is well-planned and incorporates various learning activities.

KEYWORDS:

• Active learning
• educational technology
• online learning
• teaching methods

Acknowledgments

This study is presented in the International Conference on Post COVID Healthcare, Medical Research and Education 2022, and the International University Carnival on E-Learning 2022.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, MHR, upon reasonable request.

Additional information

Funding

This study received no funding.

Notes on contributors

Muhammad Hibatullah Romli

Muhammad Hibatullah Romli has qualifications in PhD, MSc, and Bachelor (Hons) in occupational therapy, as well as a Master of Medical Education. His research interests in health professions education encompass learning theories, contemporary teaching techniques and learning approaches, and using technology in teaching and learning.

Farahiyah Wan Yunus

Farahiyah Wan Yunus received her education at Western Sydney University (PhD in Health Sciences), Master of Science at Brunel University London, and Bachelor’s Degree and Diploma in Occupational Therapy at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Her research interest is applying self-regulated learning approaches and incorporating innovation in clinical teaching and learning.

Chan Choong Foong

Chan Choong Foong is an Associate Professor at Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. His research focuses on educational psychology across multiple disciplines in the medical and health professions, engineering, and physics education. He conducts both quantitative and qualitative studies.

Kim Lam Soh

Kim Lam Soh is a professor and the Head of the Nursing Department. She has focused her efforts and dedicated her time to upgrading the nursing profession in Malaysia. Her area of research includes nursing, critical care, health education, and health promotion.