Abstract
Objective
To compare the improvement of knowledge and skills of undergraduate students who participated in activities developed in the Virtual Learning Environment, Moodle, with those who did not participate, during hospital practice in an intensive care unit; to understand the students’ perceptions regarding the use of Moodle for teaching the construction of knowledge associated with hospital practice.
Method
This was a study conducted in two stages, experimental and descriptive, with nursing students from a higher education institution in the capital of São Paulo. The experimental group consisted of Moodle and hospital practice, compared to the control group with the traditional strategy . The outcome in the experimental study was evaluated by a validated instrument. In the descriptive qualitative study, content analysis was used.
Results
With a mean age of 23 years and digital fluency, the experimental group had a mean score of 9.1 before the intervention, and the control group had 9.4. After the intervention, the experimental group had 11.5 and the control group had 10.2. Qualitative data reinforced the advantages of associating Moodle with the performance of practical care.
Conclusion
There was an improvement in the learning outcome in the group that used Moodle. The experimental group participants reported greater security and confidence in their practice.
Educational technology; Education, distance; Education, nursing; Nursing education research; Nursing faculty practice; Education, higher; Intensive care units
