Comparison of the effect of e-learning and workshop on Nursing Students learning

Today, there is a growing trend towards e-learning, and on the other hand, the use of workshop teaching methods is still considered. This study endeavored to determine the the possible effect of e-learning and workshop methods on the rate of learning to care for patients with cardiac dysrhythmias in nursing students.

This quasi-experimental study included two pre-test-post-test groups without control group that was performed on 60(Two groups of 30) undergraduate nursing students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences through convincing sampling method. Data collection instrument was a multiple-choice test. Data were analyzed using with descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and independent paired sample t-test methods.

The mean and standard deviation of learning score in e-learning and workshop training groups were 11.29± 2 2.68 and 10.41±1.35 respectively. The results showed that both e-learning and workshop training are effective in students' learning, but no significant difference was found between the effect of web-based and workshop training methods on learning (P <0.05).

E-learning is one of the basic needs of the current education at all levels education. Due to such advantages as flexibility as well as lack of time and space constraints, it can be used as a complementary method in academic level.