Background: Blended learning is a teaching method that integrates both offline-learning and online-learning with the aim of producing a conducive learning environment so that students become more active and independent. Aim of study: Was to assess perception of geriatric nursing students regarding blended learning. Research design: Adescriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Sample: A systematic random sample of 25% of all geriatric nursing students in the previous mentioned setting which includes 134 students from 535 geriatric nursing students. Tools: Three tools were used. Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire format which included 3 parts: A) socio-demographic characteristics related to the students. B) learning needs assessment of the students. C) knowledge of geriatric nursing students regarding blended learning. Tool II: Likert scale that adapted to assess attitude of geriatric nursing students regarding blended learning. Tool III: Observational checklist to assess educational environment of the Faculty and availability of facilities. Results: 50% of the studied students aged 21 years old, 73.1% of them were females, 83.6% of them lived in rural areas.42.5% of the studied students had poor total knowledge level about blended learning and 33.6% of them had average total knowledge level about blended learning. While only 23.9% of them had good total knowledge level about blended learning. 59.7% of the studied students had negative attitude regarding blended learning, and only 40.3% of them had positive attitude regarding blended learning. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant relation between studied students’ total knowledge and their socio-demographic characteristics regarding mobile phone type p>0.001. While there was no statistically significant relation between studied students’ total knowledge and other socio-demographic characteristics regarding age, sex, residence, type of family, marital status, and family monthly income. There were highly statistically significant relations between total students' knowledge level, and total attitude regarding blended learning. Recommendation: Designing training programs for nursing educators & nursing students to increase the effectiveness and quality of blended learning. |
