Development Model of Project Based Learning for Enhancing Health Promotion and Teamwork Competencies in Course of Health Promotion Practicum among Sophomore Nursing Students

Abstract

Project-based learning enhances 21st century learning skills. This action research aimed to describe the project-based learning processes in health promotion practicum, to compare means of health promotion competencies and team work (pre-test and post-test) and to evaluate the satisfaction of the project based learning method. The samples were 159 second year nursing students. The research instruments include the project based learning plan and questionnaires; health promotion competencies, team work and the satisfaction of the project based learning method. The reliability rates are .925, .932 and .902 representatively. Data were analyzed by using pair t-test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test statistics and content analysis. The result reveals that the project-based learning processes of health promotion practicum include problems selection, planning and researching, intervention implementing, evaluation and reflection. The compared statistical significance of promotion competencies and teamwork between before and after using the project based learning method’s satisfaction scores were in a good level. Therefore, this teaching method could be applied in other subjects in the future.