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ArticleNursing open2022

Exploring nursing students' need for social presence and its relevance to their learning preferences.

Joseph Grech

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Article in Nursing open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Implementing a Social Presence-Based Teaching Strategy in Online Lecture Learning.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024
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Joseph GrechInstitute of Applied Sciences, Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), Paola, Malta.ORCID 0000-0002-2976-0201

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore nursing students' need for social presence in online learning, looking at its relevance to the adopted sensory modality learning styles.

designA qualitative descriptive design.

methodsTwo semi-structured online focus groups were held with five second-year and seven third-year undergraduate nursing students, purposively recruited from the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology. Using a structured guide based on the Social Presence Model, participants were asked about their perceived need for social presence (a construct used to understand online interactions), and its relevance to their learning preferences using the VARK (Visual, Aural/Auditory, Read/write and Kinesthetic) learning styles.

resultsDespite varying learning preferences, all participants remarked on the need for social presence. Social presence was required for their perceived learning and for actively participating in online lectures. Several participants expressed the need for social presence for a collaborative constructivist learning experience, drawing on their diverse learning styles for a better learning experience.

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Education, Nursing, BaccalaureateStudents, NursingFocus GroupsHumansLearningSurveys and Questionnaireslearning preferenceslearning stylesnursing educationonline educationsocial presenceVARK

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PMID35156327
PMCPMC8994950

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