The escape room as evaluation method: A qualitative study of nursing students’ experiences

Purpose: Gamification or learning using game elements is a process that seeks to capture students' interest. One of the most popular games in recent years is the Escape Room, but the study of its use in education and with health professionals is still limited. The aim of this study was to find...

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Autores: Román López, Pablo|||0000-0002-5966-0498, Rodríguez Arrastia, Miguel Jesús, Molina Torres, Guadalupe|||0000-0002-2261-5482, Márquez Hernández, Verónica Victoria, Gutiérrez Puertas, Lorena, Ropero Padilla, Carmen|||0000-0001-5883-767X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Almería
Repositorio:riUAL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Almería
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:riualreposit::d2cf4ed7e7ea3f6294f2e3149834a625
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10835/17234
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2019.1687865
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Simulation-based training
Escape room
OSCE
Gamification
Nursing
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Sumario:Purpose: Gamification or learning using game elements is a process that seeks to capture students' interest. One of the most popular games in recent years is the Escape Room, but the study of its use in education and with health professionals is still limited. The aim of this study was to find out the perceptions and experiences of final year nursing students in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) by means of an Escape Room. Methods: In January 2019, 9 focus groups (FG) were held, with a total of 95 final year nursing students. We applied a qualitative content analysis approach and ATLAS.ti version 8 was used for data analysis. Results: The data revealed 3 main themes and 8 sub-themes. The three main themes, which were mapped to the conceptual framework, were student learning outcomes, emotional impact on students and conclusions on the serious games experience. Both the main themes and the sub-themes were illustrated using representative quotes from the participants. Conclusions: These results can help to apply these methodologies, such as the Escape Room, alongside other pre-existing ones, complementing the way in which students are assessed and the development of important nursing skills, such as teamwork and communication.