Mind Mapping Effectiveness as Genomic Learning Tool: Revolutionize the Nursing Thinking

Abstract

The present study aims to discover students’ knowledge to genomic. In addition; examine the effectiveness of mind mapping as a genomic learning tool on students’ knowledge. As well as determine educational activities that improve genomic course as reported by the study participants. Furthermore; evaluate students’ perception to mind mapping and satisfaction toward genomic after using mind mapping learning tool. Finally; the influence of socio-demographic characteristics like gender, age, study year and marital status on students’ knowledge. Design:Quasi-experimental design (pre-posttests, study and control groups design).Setting: The study was conducted at Technical Institute of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. Sample:212 nursing students were divided into two equal groups, study group (mind mapping) and control group (traditional teaching method as lectures) (106 students per each group)randomly selected as a convenience sample. Tools: Structured interviewing questionnaire, Genetics Needs Assessment Survey to assess students’ knowledge, Likert scale to assess students’ perception and satisfaction.Results: The genomic teaching by mind mapping affected positively on students’ knowledge in study group post intervention(p<0.001& p<0.05), most of them had reported that mind mapping is the best teaching method to improve genomic knowledge. The students in study group had positive perception toward mind mapping as a genomic learning tool. As well as high satisfaction score toward genomic study among study group students more than those in the control group. Conclusion:The findings of this study have highlighted that there is a need for usingmind mapping during genomic teaching as it affected positively on students’ knowledge. Fortunately; the most of them had reported that mind mapping is the best teaching method to improve genetic knowledge. The students in study group had positive perception toward mind mapping as a genomic learning tool as well as high satisfaction. Recommendations: Replicate this study on a larger sample in different faculties of nursing to generalize the findings.Also; nursing genomic should be included in the faculty of nursing curriculum in theoretical and practical aspects for under and postgraduate students with using mind mapping as a learning tool.