Perceived Benefits & Effectiveness of Peer Teaching and Learning methods among Nursing Students at a Private University in Oman

Use of Peer teaching and learning in nursing education encourages active learning and improves confidence among them. The objectives of this study were to assess the perceived benefits and to test the effectiveness and overall satisfaction of peer teaching learning methods introduced among nursing students studying at a private university in the Sultanate of Oman. A quasi experimental one group pre-test, post-test design was utilized for the study. A total of 97 students from the fifth and sixth semester of the nursing degree programme were included as participants in the study. The results of the study highlighted the benefits listed by the nursing students as motivation for self-learning, accountability to do self-learning, able to identify their problems in learning, seek help when needed, respect for co-students, increased observation techniques, and acquisition of knowledge about the topic learned. Majority of students were highly satisfied by this method of peer teaching and cooperative learning method and were satisfied overall with this new method. Utilizing this innovative method into different courses of the nursing programme would prove beneficial to students and encourage their involvement and accountability towards self-learning. Shanthi Ramasubramaniam | Grace Angeline | Blessy Anderson"Perceived Benefits & Effectiveness of Peer Teaching and Learning methods among Nursing Students at a Private University in Oman" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-6 , October 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd2491.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/2491/perceived-benefits-and-effectiveness-of-peer-teaching-and-learning-methods-among-nursing-students-at-a-private-university-in-oman/shanthi-ramasubramaniam