Measuring perceived learning gains of undergraduate nursing students in ICT skills: One group pre-test and post-test design.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to measure learning gains during an ICT training intervention in first-year students completing a four-year undergraduate nursing degree.

METHODOLOGY: This study adopted a quasi-experimental, one group pre-test and post-test design. The intervention effectiveness was measured using individual single-student normalised gains, g; class average normalised gain, 〈g〉; and average single-student normalised gain, g(ave).

RESULTS: In this study, the class average normalised gains, 〈g〉 ranged from 34.4% to 58.2%, and the average of single student normalised gains, g(ave) ranged from 32.4% to 50.7%. The overall class average normalised gain 〈g〉 was 44.8%, and the average of the single student normalised gain was 44.5%, with 68% of students having a normalised gain of 30% and above, indicating that the intervention was effective.

CONCLUSION: Similar interventions and measurements are recommended to all health professional students during their first academic year to pave a foundation for ICT usage for academic purposes.