Effectiveness of Mind mapping as a learning technique amongNursing students

INTRODUCTION Educational reforms in nursing today accentuate the need to prepare the studentsfor lifelong and self-directed learning. So it is essential to utilize such innovative teaching strategies that develop learning by ensuring information retention and recalling and promoting critical thinking. OBJECTIVE The present study is aimed at assessing the effectiveness of Mind mapping learning technique in enhancing the perceived memory level of First year B.Sc. Nursing students atselected Nursing colleges usingMETHODOLOGY Quasi experimental pre test and post test control group research design was used for present study. A total of sixty first year B.Sc Nursing students were selected through non probability convenient sampling technique and the sample was equally divided into experimental group and control group. The data collection tool included a close ended self administering questionnaire to assess demographic characteristics and enhancement in the perceived memory.RESULTS The intragroup comparison in the enhancement of the perceived memory pretest and posttest scores among experimental group and the control group revealed that the experimental group pretest mean score was 11.23 and the posttest score was 19.40 and the difference was statistically significant. In the control group the pretest score was 11.03 and post test score was 11.47 and the difference was not statistically significant.CONCLUSION The findings of the study demonstrates the preeminence of Mind mapping learning technique over other existing study techniques and it helps the students to learn the subjects effectively by overcoming the problem of retention and recall.