Comparison of three methods of e-Learning, Traditional and Combined Education on the Learning Health Assessment Lesson in Midwifery Students

The need for learning through new methods for knowledge promotion is a basic need for acquire clinical skills. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of e-learning, traditional and combination training on learning health assessment lesson in midwifery students..

This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 84 midwifery students at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Islamic Azad University, Abadan Branch in 2015. Samples were randomly divided into three groups. In the first group, echr('39')learning by Using mobile phone, the second group was trained in the traditional way and in the third group of combined training. Then, from all three groups, a written and then a practical test was performed in the form of a checklist consisting of four-answer questions, and the final score of each person was the criterion for his control. One-way analysis of variance, Tukey tracking test, SPSS software and statistical tests were used to analyze the data.

The results of this study showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the mean score of assignments and practical test (p <0.001) and the final score (p <0.001) in the three groups, but no statistically significant difference was observed between the mean score of the written test in the three groups (p = 0.27).

This study showed that combined education is more effective than other educational methods such as traditional education and e-learning using mobile phones in learning the health assessment of midwifery students.  Therefore, it is suggested that instead of using either traditional or electronic teaching methods alone, a combination of these two trainings be used in the form of a new teaching method (combined training) to lead to better and more active learning in students.