Engaging millennial learners: Effectiveness of personal response system technology with nursing students in small and large classrooms

Nurse educators must explore innovative technologies that make the most of the characteristics and learning styles of millennial learners. These students are comfortable with technology and prefer interactive classrooms with individual feedback and peer collaboration. This study evaluated the percei...

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Published inThe Journal of nursing education Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 272 - 275
Main Authors Revell, Susan M Hunter, McCurry, Mary K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.05.2010
Subjects
Active learning
Age Factors
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Computers
Case Studies
Classrooms
Collaboration
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Critical thinking
Data Analysis
Didacticism
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods
Educational Environment
Educational Measurement
Educational technology
Faculty, Nursing
Feedback
Feedback, Psychological
Humans
Infrared Rays
Intergenerational Relations
Licensure, Nursing
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Research
Nursing Students
Perceptions
Program Evaluation
Qualitative Research
Radio Waves
Reading
Software
Student attitudes
Student Participation
Students, Nursing - psychology
Teaching Methods
Young Adult
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Summary:Nurse educators must explore innovative technologies that make the most of the characteristics and learning styles of millennial learners. These students are comfortable with technology and prefer interactive classrooms with individual feedback and peer collaboration. This study evaluated the perceived effectiveness of personal response system (PRS) technology in enhancing student learning in small and large classrooms. PRS technology was integrated into two undergraduate courses, nursing research (n = 33) and junior medical-surgical nursing (n = 116). Multiple-choice, true-false, NCLEX-RN alternate format, and reading quiz questions were incorporated within didactic PowerPoint presentations. Data analysis of Likert-type and open-response questions supported the use of PRS technology as an effective strategy for educating millennial learners in both small and large classrooms. PRS technology promotes active learning, increases participation, and provides students and faculty with immediate feedback that reflects comprehension of content and increases faculty-student interaction.
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ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20091217-07