Effects of clinical education and evaluation with portfolio method on nursing student's satisfaction: a clinical trial

In recent years, the need to revise current methods and using new methods of education and evaluation has been seriously considered. Aim of this study was comparing nursing student's satisfaction towards using portfolio and routine education and evaluation methods in clinical training. In this clinical trial study, all of 6th semester nursing students of Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences of Ahvaz have been classified into 4 groups according to the department planning. They have been selected by the portfolio and routine method to course of apprenticeship. They have been trained with a routine method in a setting and with portfolio method in another setting and then they have been evaluated. Then, the level of satisfaction of two above-mentioned educational methods has been tested by satisfaction questionnaire made by researcher which had verified reliability and validity. In cases which were similarity of existing subjects in education method and evaluation sheets with encountered clinical experiences, making interest and motivating for students partnership in learning, making motivation for using the books and other scientific resources, helping to find deficiencies and their compensating during apprenticeship, being the alignment of subjects in portfolio method with educational objectives, and learning degree, the rate of satisfaction in portfolio method was higher and significant (P<0.01). The score average of satisfaction in portfolio method (29.83±2.25) was higher than common method (27.89±3.06), and was significant (P<0.01). More satisfaction of students in some aspects of portfolio method shows the advantages of this new method and can use it as a combined training-evaluation student-centered method.