Effectiveness of The Learning Model Based on Constructionism to Develop Creative and Innovative Skills for Nursing Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to develop the Learning Model based on constructionism to promote creative and innovative skills for nursing students, and study the effectiveness of the learning model. The population and sample consisted of the 40 first year nursing students of Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University. The statistics for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Dependent t-test statistics. The instruments for this development research consisted of a quality assessment form of instructional management, an assessment form of creative and innovation skills.  The results revealed that : It was found that the learning model consists of 5 elements: 1) principles of the model, 2) objectives of the model, 3) contents, 4) learning activities “TRIPAA Model” has 6 steps: thinking skills(T), resolving(R), idea development(I), production(P), appraisal(A), and advertisement(A).and 5) evaluation. The assessment of the validity of the model indicated that it was at a high level. Also, the quality, according to the suitability standards in all aspects, is at a high level = 4.07, S.D. .52). In addition, the results of the experiment with similar samples revealed that the E1 / E2 efficiency was 82.80 / 86.20, and the nursing students’ level of creativity and innovation skills after learning through “TRIPAA Model” , the mean ( 4.35, S.D..26) was  significantly higher than that of before learning ( 1.44, S.D..29)  at .001