A pilot study on conducting mobile learning activities for clinical nursing courses based on the repertory grid approach

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Wu, Po Han ^a   Hwang, Gwo Jen ^b   Tsai, Chin Chung ^b   Chen, Ya Chun ^c   Huang, Yueh Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mobile learning; Nursing education; Repertory grid; Technology enhanced learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TAIWAN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; LEARNING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 80855150859     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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