The effectiveness of an interactive multimedia learning tool on nursing students' math knowledge and self-efficacy

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-33

  Maag, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Educational measurement; Nursing education; Self efficacy; Student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BOOK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMEDIA; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MULTIMEDIA; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PHARMACOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; TEXTBOOKS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 2142814425     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200401000-00007     Document Type: Article

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