The influence of preceptorship learning method on Leopold examination skill on midwifery students

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the effect of preceptorship learning methods on enhancing Leopold's examination skills. It was an experimental study, the number of subjects in this study initially was 80 subjects, including 40 subjects for the preceptorship (intervention) class and 40 subjects for the demonstration (control) class with sampling using purposive sampling techniques according to predetermined inclusion criteria. However, 77 students were successfully analyzed because of a drop out in the demonstration group (control). All students who participated in this study were previously given a pre-test then the researchers chose and set the intervention class and the control class. Leopold skill was given using preceptorship learning methods for intervention group and demonstration learning methods for control classes for three meetings and subsequently given a post-test, data is presented in the form of a group table, and the statistical test used is the Chi-Square Test. Table 2 shows the increasing of Leopold skill after intervention, before intervention there were no students who had good grades in both intervention groups but after the intervention as many as 36 people (72%) received good grades in the preceptorship group while in the demonstration group 14 people (28%) had good grades. Improved student skills to be good, the frequency is higher in those given preceptorship when compared to demonstrations.