Effect of Cornell Note Taking as a Teaching Techinique in Nursing Education

NCT07066332 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TarsusU-NBARISEREN-004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Cornell note-taking technique on knowledge level, learning motivation and listening skills in nursing students. Research hypotheses: H1. Using the Cornell note-taking technique increases the academic success of nursing students. H2. Using the Cornell note-taking technique increases the motivation of nursing students. H3. Using the Cornell note-taking technique increases the listening skills of nursing students.

Conditions

Education Nursing

Keywords

motivation; listening skills; Note taking; education; nursing students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Personal Information Form

  This form was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature and includes questions questioning the demographic characteristics of the students such as age, gender, socioeconomic level, etc. This form will be used before the training.

  10 minutes

• Achievement Test 1

  It consists of 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of "Excretory activities". This form will be used before the training.

  20 minutes

• Motivation Scale for Instructional Material

  It will be used to measure motivations regarding instructional material. The scale is a 33-item, 5-point Likert type. The highest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 165, and the lowest score is 33. This form will be used before and after the training.

  10 minutes

• Listening Skill Scale

  It will be used to measure students' listening skills. The scale is a 15-item 5-point Likert type. The highest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 75, the lowest score is 15. This form will be used before and after the training.

  10 minutes

• Achievement Test 2

  It consists of 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of "Excretory activities". This form will be used after the training.

  20 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Cornell Note Taking education group

EXPERIMENTAL

In the first stage, students will be informed about the research and their consent will be obtained. The 'Personal Information Form' will be filled in under observation in the classroom environment by the students whose informed consent is obtained and who agree to participate in the research. Then, 'Achievement Test 1' and 'Motivation Scale for Instructional Material' and 'Listening Skill Scale' will be applied to all students as pre-test. In the second stage, Cornell note-taking technique training will be given. In the third stage, Cornell note-taking technique templates will be distributed and they will be asked to fill them in the scope of the subject of Excretory activities in line with the training they have received. In the fourth stage, the subject of Excretory activities will be explained to the intervention and control groups separately. In the fifth stage, one week after the training, 'Achievement Test 2' and 'Motivation Scale for Teaching Material' and 'Listening Skill Sca

Behavioral: Cornell Note Taking education group

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

In the first stage, students will be informed about the research and their consent will be obtained. The 'Personal Information Form' will be filled in under observation in the classroom environment by the students whose informed consent is obtained and who agree to participate in the research. Then, 'Achievement Test 1' and 'Motivation Scale for Instructional Material' and 'Listening Skill Scale' will be applied to all students as pre-test. In the second stage, no intervention will be made to the control group. In the third stage, routine lecturing will be continued without any intervention to the control group. In the fourth stage, the subject of Excretory activities will be explained to the intervention and control groups separately. In the fifth stage, one week after the training, 'Achievement Test 2' and 'Motivation Scale for Teaching Material' and 'Listening Skill Scale' will be applied to the students as a post-test.

Interventions

Cornell Note Taking education group BEHAVIORAL

Students will be trained in the Cornell note-taking technique.

Cornell Note Taking education group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Being 18 years of age or older
• Being a first year student
• Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time
• Not being a student who came via horizontal or vertical transfer
• Not having received training on 'Excretory Activities'
• Not having been absent on the dates when the research data will be collected

You may not qualify if:

• Not volunteering to participate in the research
• Being under 18 years old
• Not being a first year student
• Being a student who came via horizontal or vertical transfer
• Being a health vocational high school graduate
• Being a student in the intervention group who did not attend the Cornell note-taking technique training
• Being a student in the control group who found to have reached the Cornell note-taking technique template

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tarsus University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tarsus University

Mersin, Tarsus, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 4, 2025
• First Posted: July 15, 2025
• Study Start: June 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2025
• Study Completion: July 31, 2025
• Last Updated: August 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)