Cultivation of self-learning ability and critical thinking ability of nursing students under mobile teaching mode

Objective To explore the effect of self-learning ability and critical thinking ability in nursing students under mobile teaching mode based on portable classroom platform. Method s Two classes of batch 2015 from nursing college were randomly selected and divided into control group (n=58) and experimental group (n=61). The control group adopted conventional teaching mode, while the experimental group used the same mode in addition to mobile teaching mode based on portable classroom platform. Self-learning ability questionnaire and critical thinking ability scale in Chinese were used to evaluate the teaching effect, and t test was performed to analyze the data using SPSS 19.0. Result s After intervention, scores of different items and the total scores in the self-learning ability scale in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05); scores of different items and the total scores in the critical thinking ability questionnaire in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion Mobile teaching mode based on portable classroom platform can improve the self-learning ability and critical thinking ability of nursing students. Key words: Mobile teaching mode; Self-learning ability; Critical thinking ability; Nursing student