Abstract:

Objective To explore the effects of blended teaching applied in the course of Fundamentals of Nursing.Methods Part of chapters in Fundamentals of Nursing was selected for blended teaching and 105 nursing students took part in the study. The preview and review materials designed by teachers were sent to the students through online platform. Students were guided to self-learn and discuss online. During the classroom teaching,the key and difficult points were explained in detail by teachers. Discussions and presentations were also conducted during the classroom time. Outcomes included students’; participation of the course,academic performance in the class,examination results and their evaluation of the new teaching method.Results The nursing students were highly involved in the course learning. The average of classroom academic performance was 83.17±6.92 and the average examination result of all the students was 73.77±7.61. There were 98.1% students having high degree of recognition and satisfaction of the blended teaching.Conclusion Blended learning is beneficial to cultivate nursing students’; comprehensive ability,and could effectively increase the students learning effects and their participation and interest in Fundamentals of Nursing.

Key words: Computer-Assisted Instruction, Blended teaching, Fundamentals of Nursing