Learning Satisfaction on Practical Teaching Methodologies among Nursing Students of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)

Abstract

Introduction: Practical skills are vital for undergraduate nursing students. The attainment of skills depends largely on the methodology used in the teaching. The study was to determine the satisfaction level towards the two teaching methods during a practical session namely the didactic and videotape methods. Method: This study was conducted among 243 nursing students at University Teknologi Mara (UiTM) using the convenience sampling method. A cross-sectional study design was applied to assess the students’ satisfaction level with the teaching methods during the practical session. Additionally, the study was to compare the satisfaction level of two tertiary education groups, namely Diploma and Bachelor of Nursing students using the Satisfaction Teaching Methodology questionnaire. Result: The findings showed that the overall mean of students’ satisfaction was 3.93±0.43 for the didactic method and 2.14 ±0.12 for the videotape method, indicating that all nursing students (n=243) were satisfied with the didactic teaching method used during the practical sessions. Moreover, the two tertiary education groups, namely, the Diploma and Degree level Nursing students did not show a significant difference in the satisfaction level of didactic teaching (p value=0.76). Hence, 90% of students preferred didactic teaching for their practical sessions rather than videotaped demonstrations. Conclusion: The findings suggest that each practice session should begin with didactic teaching to enhance immediate learning absorption and be followed by video demonstration as a teaching aid for retention of knowledge and memory retrieval.