Attitudes of Nursing and Midwifery School's student toward Blended learning at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Blended Learning is an educational method which has been used recently in higher education worldwide. This study was conducted to investigate attitudes of the student of Nursing School at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences toward blended learning. The present study is a descriptive- cross sectional research. The population included All students of Nursing and Midwifery Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences whom a randomly stratified sample of 134 were selected. Also, Buket & Soylu (2008b) blended learning Attitude Scale was used to measure attitude. Data were analyzed using descriptive indices.Results showed that, majority of the respondents had positive attitude toward blended learning and Very small number of them had negative attitudes. Also, there were no significant relationships between Varies (age and Gender) and the attitudes. So, According to the positive attitude of the respondents toward blended learning, it is recommended that further studies take place in order to design and implement the approach in formal education in the school of Nursing and Midwifery of mazandaran University of Medical Science.

Key words: attitude, blended learning, student, School of Nursing and Midwifery