Analysis of Nursing College students’ perception of facilitation teaching and learning method: Q methodological approach

Objectives The purpose of this study was to understand the characteristics of each type of nursing students by examining and categorizing the perception structure of nursing students through Q methodology and to present strategies for developing nursing education programs to apply and improve teaching and learning methods. Methods In order to organize the method Q population, a written interview on the facilitation teaching and learning method experienced by nursing students and a literature review related to the facilitation teaching and learning method were conducted. Based on the results derived through this, a total of 34 Q statements were extracted through the process of selecting duplicate or ambiguous sentences. Q Sample statements were classified into a normal distribution table on a 9-point scale by 40 nursing college students, and the data collected through this were analyzed using the pc-QUANAL program. Results As a result of the analysis of the results, five types of perception of facilitation teaching and learning meth-ods experienced by liver nursing college students were identified. The first type was an autonomous and demo-cratic class atmosphere pursuit type, the second type was a clear lecture content delivery wish type, the third type was an efficient teaching and learning method pursuit type, and the fourth type was a learner-customized teach-ing and learning method pursuit type. Conclusions Through this study, it is expected that nursing universities will be an opportunity to apply educational media and educational tools of nursing education to develop nursing education programs that effectively apply the Facilitation Teaching and Learning Method. In addition, it can be used as basic data for the development of educa-tional media that helps to conduct high-quality nursing education.