Determining the Effect of Mobile Learning for Nursing Students’ Related to Time Management

Year 2024, , 27 - 34, 05.07.2024

Nehir Demirel , Nuray Turan

https://doi.org/10.26650/CURARE.2024.1446537

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect mobile learning has on time management for nursing students.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 140 nursing students of a nursing college in Istanbul between October and November 2021. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, Attitude Scale Towards Mobile Learning, and Time Management Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the Mann- Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Spearman correlation, and Bonferroni Post Hoc Test.
Results: The mean age of the students was 20.94±2.30 years. The mean total scores of the Attitude Scale Towards Mobile Learning and Time Management Questionnaire were 160.24±37.58 and 89.04±12.24, respectively. A significant difference was found between the mean scores of the Attitude Scale Towards Mobile Learning and Time Management Questionnaire according to age groups, study class, internet access method, and the device they frequently used (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Nursing students’ possessed a positive attitude toward mobile learning and time management. In addition, the students’ characteristics effectively ensured their attitudes toward mobile learning and time management.

Keywords

Mobile learning, attitude, time management, nursing students

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