Effect of 3D Animation Assisted Education on Knowledge Level of Nursing Students for the Evaluation of Respiration

Abstract

Objective: This study has been performed to determine the effect of 3D animation-assisted education, which was developed for nursing students and designed to evaluate on knowledge level of the students on respiration. Methods: This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study consisting of pretest and posttest sections. The sample of the study consisted of sixty 2nd grade nursing school students of a state university in Istanbul who met the research criteria and agreed to participate in the research in the 2018-2019 academic year, "Information Form" including sociodemographic features and "Knowledge Test for Evaluation of Respiration" measuring knowledge level on the evaluation of respiration were used as data collection tools. The research study was conducted in two stages as preparation and application. Preparation stage included determination of learning goals, selection of 3D animations to be used, preparation of the guidelines for evaluation of respiration, and preparations of the educator and students. Results: In the study, it was found that the mean posttest scores of the students in the experimental group were higher compared to the students in the control group, and there was a significant difference between posttest scores of the two groups (p<0.01). Conclusion: The results indicated that combination of the traditional education method and 3D animation-assisted education might have effect on knowledge level of nursing students about the evaluation of respiration.