The effectiveness of two evaluation techniques in the clinical education field: A step for promotion of bachelor nursing student's satisfaction

Paying attention to students’ opinions and suggestions on existing evaluation methods and new methods of evaluation is an essential and important part of clinical education, so this study aimed at determining the effectiveness of two evaluation techniques satisfaction among undergraduate nursing students.

This was a quasi‑experimental study conducted on 60 undergraduate nursing students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2019. There were 30 samples in each group (logbook and e‑logbook) that were selected by convenience sampling method. the Android application (e‑logbook) was used in the intervention group to evaluate the clinical skills of students. The User Satisfaction Questionnaire was conducted by undergraduate nursing students. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 14 and descriptive statistical tests.

The results showed that the mean (standard deviation) overall score of satisfaction from both evaluation methods including logbook and e‑logbook was 39.7 (9.4) and 47.7 (12.2), respectively. Also satisfaction score of the evaluation method was significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.03).

According to the results of the present study, the use of new and active methods of evaluation, including the application of e‑logbook, can be useful in evaluating nursing students and cause student satisfaction, so using the application is useful.