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Examining Usability and Cognitive Load in Health Policy Curriculum: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students' Perceptions of Open Educational Textbooks and Affordable Digital Textbooks

Cleveland, Kimberly Ann
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1658485682189785

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2022, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies.
The purpose of this study was to examine the use and cognitive load associated with Open Educational Resources (OERS) and Affordable Digital Textbook (ADT) among pre- licensure Baccalaureate of Nursing students in an asynchronous on-line health policy course. OERS and ADT provide low student cost curriculum options for nursing faculty. The participants in this study were 171 pre-licensure nursing students who used both an OERS and ADT in their health policy course. A Convergent Mixed Methods design was used. Quantitative and qualitative data was gathered using a participant completed survey that measured textbook usability, cognitive load, and information about how the textbook were used and whether confusion arose while using the textbooks. The results revealed that most students used both textbooks throughout the course to complete assignments and understand course content. A paired sample t-test revealed no statistically significant difference in perceived cognitive-load scores between the textbooks. Students did report confusion related to navigating the texts and managing high volumes of content when using each of the textbooks. A statistically significant difference was found in textbook usability scores that suggests participants found the ADT provided greater usability. A MANOVA was performed. The number of civics courses and the number of policy courses had a main effect on cognitive load when using the ADT. An interaction effect between race and number of civics courses was observed when analyzing cognitive load when using the ADT. This study suggests that OERS and ADT are cost effective curricular choice in pre-licensure health policy courses.
Todd Hawley (Committee Chair)
Barbara Broome (Committee Member)
Anthony Vander Horst (Committee Member)
78 p.
Higher Education; Nursing
open educational resources; affordable digital textbooks; textbook usability; cognitive load

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  • Cleveland, K. A. (2022). Examining Usability and Cognitive Load in Health Policy Curriculum: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students' Perceptions of Open Educational Textbooks and Affordable Digital Textbooks [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1658485682189785

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cleveland, Kimberly. Examining Usability and Cognitive Load in Health Policy Curriculum: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students' Perceptions of Open Educational Textbooks and Affordable Digital Textbooks. 2022. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1658485682189785.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cleveland, Kimberly. "Examining Usability and Cognitive Load in Health Policy Curriculum: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students' Perceptions of Open Educational Textbooks and Affordable Digital Textbooks." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1658485682189785

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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