How Nursing Students Feel About Lectures: Is Technology Changing Their Minds?

Going to a class where the professor just talks and you sit there, probably feeling bored or uninterested. This is what's often known as a traditional lecture. Many students don't like it much because it can be dull and doesn’t involve them a lot. But what if we could change that? That's what happened in a study that looked at nursing students. They tried out something called an "Audience Response System" (ARS). This technology lets students answer questions during lectures using their phones or other devices. Researchers wanted to know if this would make students feel differently about lectures. Would ARS make lectures more engaging? That's what the researchers set out to find. They gathered nursing students and used ARS throughout the course. The idea was to see how ARS affected their attitudes towards traditional lectures. Students seemed to like ARS because it allowed them to be more involved. This isn't surprising, as interactive learning usually keeps people more interested. Statistics also showed that the students' perceptions of lectures improved after using ARS. They felt lectures were more dynamic and less boring. This is a big deal because when students enjoy their classes, they tend to learn better and stay more involved. It also helps teachers see what students are thinking and where they might be struggling. All in all, ARS seems to be an effective way to make traditional lectures more appealing to students. It's a small change that can have a big impact.