The Effect of Jigsaw Technique Used in Critical Article Review on Critical Thinking Disposition and Communication Skills

NCT05864781 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: DuzceU-merve-0001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 112
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

For nursing education to be sufficient to provide students with the contemporary roles required by the profession, education programs should be provided that will enable students to participate in the learning-teaching process actively. One of these programs is cooperative learning methods. The jigsaw learning technique, one of the collaborative learning methods, creates a contemporary learning model by providing a positive learning environment, individualization of students and the development of a sense of responsibility. Since distance education has become widespread worldwide, it is necessary to use these methods to increase interaction and group work in distance education. Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of the Jigsaw technique used in critical article reviews given by distance education on the critical thinking disposition and communication skills of nursing students.

Conditions

Education, Distance; Students, Nursing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Critical Thinking Disposition

  Critical Thinking Disposition Scale: The scale was developed by Semerci in 2000. The scale consists of 49 items with 5 dimensions. Sub-themes of the scale are metacognition, flexibility, systematicity, tenacity-patience and open-mindedness. 14 of the items are in metacognition, 11 of these are in flexibility, 11 of these are in tenacity-patience, and 8 of these are in open-mindedness. Scale defines how students perceive interpretation, analysis, inference, and evaluation from a reasoned point of view. The evaluation of the scale is performed over each sub-scale and the total score of the scale. Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the Critical Thinking Disposition is 0.96.

  28 to 30 days

• Communication Skills

  The Communication Skills Scale helps to determine the communication skills of the students. Scale items centred on the factors of "competence", "discouragement", "body language" and "dignification" factors and there were 36 items in total. The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 36 and the highest score is 180. In the sub-dimensions of the scale, the lowest score that can be obtained from the competence dimension is 12, the highest score is 60; The lowest score that can be obtained from the disability dimension is 13, and the highest score is 65; The lowest score that can be obtained from the body language dimension is 5, the highest score is 25; The lowest score that can be obtained from the valuing dimension is 6 and the highest score is 30 points. It can be concluded that as the scores obtained from the scale increase, the level of communication skills also increases. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale is 0.89.

  28 to 30 days

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

With the students in the control group, a standard individual article review will be conducted under the supervision of the instructor.

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The students in the experimental group will be divided into 8 main groups of 7 students according to their academic grade point average. In these groups, each member will be responsible for one of the 7 sections of the article. Those who take the same section in the groups will unite to form expert groups and specialize by working on this section. Students will then return to their main groups and analyze an experimental article. From the groups presenting their reviews, a winner will be selected and a prize will be awarded.

Behavioral: Jigsaw Technique

Interventions

Jigsaw Technique BEHAVIORAL

Jigsaw technique is one of the cooperative learning methods. A topic planned to be learned in the lesson is divided into sections and these sections are distributed to the students in the main group. Students who are responsible for the same sections in the groups combine to form expert groups and specialize by working on the subject. They then return to their main group to share their knowledge and make a presentation on the topic.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Students must volunteer to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who decline to participate in the study
• Students who will not be able to participate in the application continuously

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duzce University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Duzce University

Düzce, 81100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Merve Cakar, PhD

  Duzce University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 9, 2023
• First Posted: May 18, 2023
• Study Start: May 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 12, 2025
• Study Completion: August 12, 2025
• Last Updated: July 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

TU (1)