Effectiveness of Concept Mapping on Conventional Teaching Method in Terms of Knowledge Regarding Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis among B.Sc. Nursing IV Year Students

Abstract

Background: Teaching is an interactive process, primarily involving classroom talk, which takes place
between teacher and pupils and occurs during certain definable activities. Concept mapping is one of the
innovative teaching methods to teach the students. Concept mapping helps to enhance the knowledge of
the students regarding the topic which are taught to the student. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of
concept mapping on conventional teaching method in terms of knowledge regarding ABG analysis among
B.Sc. Nursing IV year students. Materials and Method: A randomized controlled trial, using basic pretest,
posttest control group design adopted for the study. The accessible population for this study consists of B.Sc.
Nursing IV year students. Probability sampling technique- simple random sampling method (computing
method) was used to select the participants for the study. The selected participants were randomized 30
each to experimental & control group using lottery method. Data was collected using self report structured
knowledge questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using descriptive & inferential statistics, using SPSS,
version 20 software. Results: The mean post test knowledge score (13.13 ± 2.11) of the experimental group
was greater than the mean pre test knowledge score (9.16 ± 2.66) with the mean difference of 3.97. Hence, it
shows the effectiveness of concept mapping on conventional teaching method. (p<0.05) The mean post test
knowledge score of the experimental group (13.13 ± 2.11) was greater than the mean post test knowledge
score of the control group (10.56 ± 2.54) with the mean difference of 2.57; hence it shows the effectiveness
of concept mapping on conventional teaching method. (p?0.05) Conclusion: Concept mapping is effective
teaching method to teach the students. Concept mapping helps to enhance the knowledge of the students
regarding the topic which are taught to the student.