Is The Microlearning Approach A New Way to Influence Learners’ Attitudes Towards Nursing Bioscience Education?
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Objective: Historically, nursing students have found bioscience subjects challenging and anxiety provoking. To alleviate
these factors, an online industry-based short course, Biochemical Basis for Human Life (BBHL) was developed. A survey
with narrative analysis was used to explore learners’ experience and satisfaction with the course and evaluate the
effectiveness of microlearning approach in delivering nursing bioscience education.
Methods: Learners enrolled in the short course and following the course completion, they were invited to submit the
End of Course Feedback survey. The survey included quantitative measures of course satisfaction, demographics
pertaining to learners’ country of origin and two open ended qualitative questions.
Results: A total of 444 learners were enrolled in the course, with 33.3% completion rate (148/444). Out of the learners
who completed the course, 89.9% (133/148) completed the End of Course Feedback survey. Across all questions,
agreement rates exceeded 90%, with negligible disagreement or nonresponse in relation to course satisfaction. Out of the
learners who provided a qualitative response, majority expressed positive attitudes towards course delivery and course
impact.
Conclusions: This study highlighted the beneficial nature of the course and its microlearning approach in relation
to nursing bioscience education. Furthermore, this study provides a new strategy for educators where a bite-sized
learning can be used as pre-classroom preparation for students to enhance student engagement and decrease burden
associated with extensive material coverage in the classroom.
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