TY - JOUR
T1 - Online Computer-Based Clinical Simulations
T2 - The Role of Visualizations
AU - Dubovi, Ilana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - Background: One of the great promises of computer technology for education is the ability to combine text, sound, and visualizations to create multimedia-based simulations. Therefore, an understanding of whether and how to implement the variety of multimedia technology in nursing education is fundamental. Method: This study compares the effectiveness of online computer-based simulations designed using three alternative multimedia approaches—video, animation, and agent-based visualizations—on learning of clinical reasoning skills. Participants in this study were undergraduate nursing students (n = 97). Results: Learning gains were significantly higher for simulation that incorporated exploration of agent-based visualizations than for video- and animation-based visualizations. Interestingly, low achievers made significantly higher learning gains after learning with agent-based simulation than high academic achievers. Conclusion(s): This study proposes that visualizations play an important role in the effectiveness of learning with computer-based multimedia environments. Learning with agent-based visualizations was superior to learning with animation- and video-based visualizations.
AB - Background: One of the great promises of computer technology for education is the ability to combine text, sound, and visualizations to create multimedia-based simulations. Therefore, an understanding of whether and how to implement the variety of multimedia technology in nursing education is fundamental. Method: This study compares the effectiveness of online computer-based simulations designed using three alternative multimedia approaches—video, animation, and agent-based visualizations—on learning of clinical reasoning skills. Participants in this study were undergraduate nursing students (n = 97). Results: Learning gains were significantly higher for simulation that incorporated exploration of agent-based visualizations than for video- and animation-based visualizations. Interestingly, low achievers made significantly higher learning gains after learning with agent-based simulation than high academic achievers. Conclusion(s): This study proposes that visualizations play an important role in the effectiveness of learning with computer-based multimedia environments. Learning with agent-based visualizations was superior to learning with animation- and video-based visualizations.
KW - agent-based models
KW - computerized simulations
KW - multimedia learning
KW - nursing education
KW - online simulations
KW - visualization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066840394&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecns.2019.04.009
DO - 10.1016/j.ecns.2019.04.009
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AN - SCOPUS:85066840394
SN - 1876-1399
VL - 33
SP - 35
EP - 41
JO - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
JF - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
ER -